RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Roane County >> Durham CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee





A visit to the Durham Cemetery ...


The location of the Durham Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Durham Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.7967°   (35° 47' 48")

Lon:   -84.5347°   (-84° 32' 4")

The Durham Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the north northeast of the Durham Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Durham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Roane County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Durham Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Durham Cemetery.

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

    • Midtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
    • Laddie Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
      • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
    • Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Postoak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Roane County
      • Postoak has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Springs
    • Emory Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
      • Emory Gap is located in Roane County
    • Cardiff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Roane County
    • Bradbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Roane County
    • Rockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Roane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
    • Harriman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <4>
    • Luttrell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luttrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luttrell <4>
    • Loudon City Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
    • Kries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kries have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
      • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pioneer Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
        • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Philadelphia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Philadelphia is located in Loudon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
      • Loudon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bazel Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
        • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Prigmore
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
        • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
      • Sweetwater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
      • Eaton Crossroads
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
        • Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
      • Wheat ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
        • Wheat is located in Roane County
      • Dyllis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyllis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
        • Dyllis is located in Roane County
      • Oakdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
        • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Roddy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
        • Roddy is located in Rhea County
      • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
        • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
      • Coal Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
        • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County

    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 Durham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Riley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riley Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
    • Stegall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stegall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stegall Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stegall Cemetery
    • Bacon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bacon Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacy Cemetery
    • Rose Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Hood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hood Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Isham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isham Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isham Cemetery
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Christopher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christopher Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Kelsay Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kelsay Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsay Cemetery
      • Bisplinghoff Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bisplinghoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bisplinghoff Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bisplinghoff Cemetery
      • Slave Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Butler Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Shields Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
      • Parker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Hickey Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Neergaard Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neergaard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Neergaard Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neergaard Cemetery
      • Biss Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Biss Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biss Cemetery

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

    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 Durham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1283227  (Durham Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1283227 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: Bacon Gap
      • County: Roane         Elev: 262
      • Location given for GNIS #1283227 (Durham Cemetery)

    The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.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 Roane, 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 Durham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7967, Longitude: -84.5347       In this case, the coordinates for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024