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A visit to the Draper Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Draper Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Draper Cemetery (FG ID #11469)

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 Draper Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.3974°   (36° 23' 50")

Lon:   -85.8041°   (-85° 48' 14")

The Draper Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Gainesboro. Gainesboro lies just to the east southeast of the Draper Cemetery .

Establishment of the Draper Cemetery ...

The Draper Cemetery was established in 1900.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Draper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minchey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minchey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minchey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minchey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Cub Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cub Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cub Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cub Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Graves and Teele Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cortez Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortez Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortez Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • William Brockett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Brockett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Brockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The William Brockett Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • John B Goad Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John B Goad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John B Goad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John B Goad Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • West Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Wakefield Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wakefield Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson - Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson - Kelley Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Sanderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Draper Cemetery.

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

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 Draper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Draper 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 Draper Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1269535  (Draper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1269535 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: Willette
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #1269535 (Draper Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #11469

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonco.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jackson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Draper Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3974, Longitude: -85.8041    
<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 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.
<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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