A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
36.5195, -83.5716
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the south of the Cook Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Furgerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The England Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wylie Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Ownes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ownes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownes Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greer's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Fultz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Forge Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forge Ridge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cumberland Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Caney Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middlesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Stony Fork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Capito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Varilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281118 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281118 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 490 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5195274 Lon: -83.5715759
- 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 Claiborne, 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 from Point A (ie- Cook 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |