A visit to the Chapman 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 Chapman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapman Cemetery:
36.5515, -82.1118
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Chapman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Chapman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stophel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Stophel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12436 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Shelby Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Hills Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Hills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18379 <5>
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Ordway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ordway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Harr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harr Cemetery
- Boy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Boy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy Cemetery
- Vanover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Over Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Over Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Over Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Hotter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotter Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruthton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Buladeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Akard Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Lella ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Childress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Beechnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Blountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Sac ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Piney Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Siam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Thom ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Elizabethton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Chapman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Chapman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327874 (Chapman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327874 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holston Valley
- Location given for Chapman Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5514978 Lon: -82.1117956
- 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 Sullivan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |