A visit to the Collier 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 Collier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collier Cemetery:
36.0012, -84.0713
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collier Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the east southeast of the Collier Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cox View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cox View Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox View Cemetery
- Childs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Childs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
- Phibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phibbs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phibbs Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Beaver Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brimer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimer Cemetery
- Aulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Aulton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Haven Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Haven Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20726 <5>
- Woodhaven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodhaven Memorial Gardens is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodhaven Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Claxton.
- The Woodhaven Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Tennessee Valley Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157435 <5>
- Peoples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Eubanks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham 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 Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Karns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Volunteer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Dante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Heiskell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marble City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Panther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Murphy Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Halls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Leinarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Farragut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Robertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
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 Collier 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 Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Farragut
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Powell
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 Collier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280976 (Collier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280976 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powell
- Location given for Collier Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0011914 Lon: -84.0713022
- 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 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 '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- Collier 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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