A visit to the Cole 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 Cole Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cole Cemetery:
36.5062, -81.9360
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cole Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cole Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the east southeast of the Cole Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cole Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buladeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Shingletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Holston Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Fish Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Roten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Biltmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bluff City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
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 Cole Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
- Mountain City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280927 (Cole Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280927 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 859 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Valley
- Location given for Cole Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5062265 Lon: -81.9359541
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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 Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cole 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. |