A visit to the Coffey 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 Coffey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coffey Cemetery:
36.4101, -83.3646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Coffey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coffey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Coffey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coffey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Mallicoat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mallicoat Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallicoat Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Howardton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howardton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Broken Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broken Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Valley Cemetery
- Idol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Idol Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coffey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coffey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Caney Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Xenophon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Bean Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wyatt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Yount Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Marshalls Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mooresburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Galbraith Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Wa-Ni Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
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 Coffey 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 Coffey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
- Whitesburg
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 Coffey 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 Coffey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280867 (Coffey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280867 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: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Island
- Location given for Coffey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4100879 Lon: -83.3646219
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffey 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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