A visit to the Drake 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 Drake Cemetery ...
The Drake Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Acuff Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cutsinger Cemetery
- The Cutsinger Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutsinger Cemetery
- Fauver Cemetery
- The Fauver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauver Cemetery
- Fulkerson Cemetery
- The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Harr Cemetery
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Holt Cemetery
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Lane Cemetery
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Latture Cemetery
- The Latture Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Old Salem Cemetery
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pendleton - Neil Cemetery
- The Pendleton - Neil Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton - Neil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pendleton - Neil Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Bloomingdale.
- The Pendleton - Neil Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pendleton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16972 <2>
- Rhee Cemetery
- The Rhee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Seneker Cemetery
- The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Snapp Cemetery
- The Snapp Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Stine Cemetery
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Akard Addition
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
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- Beechnut City
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
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- Beechwood Village
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
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- Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
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- Borden Village
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
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- Bristol
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
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- Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
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- Childress
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
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- Colby ‑ Historic
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Colonial Heights
- Cross
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Fordtown
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
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- Horace ‑ Historic
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
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- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
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- Kingsport
- Lella ‑ Historic
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
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- Mill Point
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Morrison City
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
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- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
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- Orebank
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
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- Piney Flats
- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
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- Sac ‑ Historic
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
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- Spurgeon
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
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- Wahoo ‑ Historic
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
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- Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
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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 Drake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Kingsport
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 professional and volunteer 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 Drake 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 Drake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282776 (Drake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282776 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: 510 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blountville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Drake Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |