A visit to the Derrick 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 Derrick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Derrick Cemetery:
35.9123, -83.4496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Derrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the west southwest of the Derrick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Derrick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Derrick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Derrick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finchum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Finchum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchum Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- LaFollette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The LaFollette Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the LaFollette Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Sevierville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377634 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
- Parrotts Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair Garden Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Garden Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Aileys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Aileys Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aileys Chapel Cemetery
- Halbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Halbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbert Cemetery
- Millican Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loveday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Loveday Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveday Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Old McMahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old McMahan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McMahan Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Murphy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Derrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Derrick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millican Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- East Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Sevierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dandridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dumplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Henry Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Bailey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Pigeon Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Pittman Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Cosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baneberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Gatlinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Oak City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Derrick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Derrick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Jefferson City
- New Market
- Newport
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Derrick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Derrick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282363 (Derrick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282363 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Grove
- Location given for Derrick Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9123138 Lon: -83.44961
- 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 Sevier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Derrick 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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