A visit to the Cherokee 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 Cherokee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherokee Cemetery:
36.2759, -82.3801
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the west northwest of the Cherokee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherokee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Cherokee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherokee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnett - Tiner Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Snell - Chrisenberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- College Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Vines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Fine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Cemetery
- Speedwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Speedwell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell Cemetery
- Tipton - Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simerly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simerly Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Mountain Home National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cherokee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherokee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- South Gate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- North Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Unicoi
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Oakland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Jonesborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Austin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Gap Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Flourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Telford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Banner Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Tolley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Elizabethton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Piney Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
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 Cherokee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherokee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethton
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cherokee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 either 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 Cherokee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Cherokee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1640835 (Cherokee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1640835 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 573 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Cherokee Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2759401 Lon: -82.3801406
- 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 Washington, 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- Cherokee 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |