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:
36.3859, -83.7346
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Shoffner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shoffner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Newt Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Newt Cook Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newt Cook Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Skaggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Chapel Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 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:
- Big Barren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Loo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maynardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Flat Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Lea Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Shawanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Stony Fork Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Yellow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Claiborne 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 #1283553 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283553 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clouds
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3859137 Lon: -83.7346337
- 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 Claiborne, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |