A visit to the Buffalo Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery:
36.2145, -83.5649
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buffalo Springs Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the north northeast of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buffalo Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Tampico Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tampico Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Beckham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Jim Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jim Walker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Walker Cemetery
- Joppa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Joppa Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Cemetery
- New Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Corinth Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corinth Cemetery
- Stalsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stalsworth Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalsworth Cemetery
- Ballinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ballinger Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ballinger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Jefferson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8885 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clevenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buffalo Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Maples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Washburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wa-Ni Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Jefferson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Zacharytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Alena ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Corryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Skaggston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Raven Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Maynardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Market
- Rutledge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Buffalo Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Buffalo Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317662 (Buffalo Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317662 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Buffalo Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2145308 Lon: -83.5649018
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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