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A visit to the Dempsey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dempsey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dempsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dempsey Cemetery

Lat:   36.4026°   (36° 24' 9")

Lon:   -82.2785°   (-82° 16' 42")

The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dempsey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Dempsey Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dempsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Arrants Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrants Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrants Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arrants Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Adkinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Calbaugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calbaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calbaugh Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Kidwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kidwell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Shell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Rumbley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumbley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumbley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Carr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Shell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Curd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curd Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Malone Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malone Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Spears Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spears Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Carr Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Dungan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dungan Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Wolfe Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Scalf Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scalf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scalf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scalf Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Little Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Mottern Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mottern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mottern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mottern Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Mottern Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mottern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mottern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mottern Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Range Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Range Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • New Slagle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Slagle Cemetery
      • The New Slagle Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Slagle Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Biltmore.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the New Slagle Cemetery with the Dempsey Cemetery and the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 305 miles to the west).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16330 <5>
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Sullivan County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dempsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dempsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Childress
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Childress is located in Sullivan County
  • Piney Flats
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Watauga
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Biltmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
    • Biltmore is located in Carter County
  • Austin Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
    • Austin Village is located in Washington County
  • Bluff City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <7>
  • Oakland Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
    • Oakland Village is located in Washington County
  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Carter County
  • Elizabethton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Johnson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
    • North Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Carnegie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Carnegie is located in Washington County
  • Lella ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Lella is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hunter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Flourville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
      • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • Johnson City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
      • Former names for Johnson City:
      • Blue Plum Station
      • Haynesville
      • Johnsons Depot
      • Johnsons Tank
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <7>
    • South Gate Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
    • Pine Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Siam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
      • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Thom ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
      • Thom is located in Sullivan County
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Blountville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
      • Blountville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <7>
    • Sac ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
      • Sac is located in Sullivan County
    • Colby ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Colby is located in Sullivan County
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Washington County
    • Whispering Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
    • Gap Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
      • Gap Run is located in Carter County
    • Hampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Sullivan County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
    • Spurgeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people

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 Dempsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dempsey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dempsey Cemetery:

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 Dempsey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1282333  (Dempsey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1282333 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bluff City
    • County: Sullivan         Elev: 478
    • Location given for GNIS #1282333 (Dempsey Cemetery)

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dempsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4026, Longitude: -82.2785       In this case, the coordinates for the Dempsey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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