A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
36.1729, -84.1677
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the south southeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miners Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Miners Circle Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Circle Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Seivers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Seivers Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivers Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Clinch River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clinch River Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Seeber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Seeber Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeber Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Shinlever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinlever Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinlever Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Blowing Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Foust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foust Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foust Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocky Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <6>
- Leinarts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Andersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Heiskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Claxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Caryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Jacksboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tupper Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Demory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Oliver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Volunteer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Karns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Smoky Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Jacksboro
- Norris
- Oliver Springs
- Powell
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 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283550 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283550 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake City
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1728568 Lon: -84.1677002
- 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 Anderson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edwards 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |