A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
36.5356, -83.1460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies just to the west of the Collins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- De Bord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The De Bord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bord Cemetery
- Alder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alder Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
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- Trent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Goins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mallett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
- Gonce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Jaynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Kinsler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinsler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sneedville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Eidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Xenophon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Galbraith Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Bean Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Persia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cranks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Wyatt Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Strahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cawood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Caney Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Bobs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Marshalls Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bulls Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Mary Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Rogersville
- Sneedville
- Whitesburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281002 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281002 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sneedville
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5356454 Lon: -83.1460056
- 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 Hancock, 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- Collins 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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