A visit to the Callahan Cemetery ...
The location of the Callahan Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Callahan Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Callahan Cemetery
Lat: 36.0265° (36° 1' 35")
Lon: -83.9785° (-83° 58' 42")
The Callahan Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the southeast of the Callahan Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Callahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Callahan Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Callahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Callahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dante
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Fountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Powell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <4>
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Murphy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Marble City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Heiskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Karns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whites Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Maloneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Volunteer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Bonny Kate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Shooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Wooddale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Skaggston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Paulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Paulette is located in Union County
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 Callahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Callahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Powell
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Callahan Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Callahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bookwalter UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bookwalter UMC Cemetery is located in Knox County
- The Bookwalter UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bookwalter Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookwalter UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #888801 <6>
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
- Lynnhurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Gray Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Knoxville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gray Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16269 <6>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Knoxville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12650 <6>
- Thomas Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12830 <6>
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Home Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
- Crestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crestview Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Cemetery
- Knoxville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxville National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knoxville National Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxville National Cemetery
- Old Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gray Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Callahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279331 (Callahan Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1279331 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Fountain City
- County: Knox Elev: 354
- Location given for GNIS #1279331 (Callahan Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Knox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Callahan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0265, Longitude: -83.9785 In this case, the coordinates for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |