A visit to the Eastern Star 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 Eastern Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastern Star Cemetery:
36.4326, -82.5240
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eastern Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Eastern Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Eastern Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastern Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jobe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Hargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hargis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargis Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Kincheloe - Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Gray Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strickler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eastern Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastern Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fordtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Fall Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Beechwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Borden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Bowmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Jonesborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
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 Eastern Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastern Star 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 Eastern Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Eastern Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321283 (Eastern Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321283 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 512 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan Gardens
- Location given for Eastern Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4326029 Lon: -82.5240376
- 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastern Star 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |