A visit to the Conkin 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 Conkin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Conkin Cemetery:
36.5090, -82.5151
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Conkin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Conkin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Conkin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Conkin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Conkin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Conkin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
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- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pyles Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
- Waterman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Waterman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCulley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Lady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Bowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bowery Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowery Cemetery
- Isley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Isley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isley Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Conkin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Conkin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colonial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beechwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Kingsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Cherokee Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Spurgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Morrison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rotherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Sac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Fall Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Conkin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Conkin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Conkin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Conkin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281085 (Conkin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281085 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingsport
- Location given for Conkin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5089908 Lon: -82.5151489
- 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 Sullivan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conkin 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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