A visit to the Cosby 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 Cosby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cosby Cemetery:
36.5520, -83.5341
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cosby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the south southwest of the Cosby 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 Cosby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cosby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Crain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Cosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Liford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Liford Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Chadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Brittian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brittian Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittian Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Forge Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forge Ridge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Sproles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sproles Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproles Cemetery
- Littrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Littrell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littrell Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Burchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burchett Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchett Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cosby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cosby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cumberland Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lone Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Raven Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Xenophon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Stony Fork Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Goin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Varilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Premier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Miracle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Big Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- 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
- Pathfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Wasioto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
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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 Cosby 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 Cosby 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 begin with 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 Cosby 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 Cosby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281340 (Cosby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281340 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: 489 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler
- Location given for Cosby Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5520284 Lon: -83.5340756
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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 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 '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- Cosby 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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