A visit to the Elkmont 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 Elkmont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkmont Cemetery:
35.6659, -83.5852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elkmont Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elkmont Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Elkmont Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elkmont Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Elkmont Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkmont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fighting creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Forks of River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Fighting Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trentham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trentham Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentham Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Ownby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ownby Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownby Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Crowson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowson Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Headrick Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Little Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Little Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Chapel Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Cartertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cartertown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartertown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gatlinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2476531 <5>
- McCarter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove 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 Elkmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkmont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Chalet Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Gatlinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pittman Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Sevierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- East Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Catlettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Judson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Boyds Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Bryson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cherokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Elkmont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkmont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Elkmont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Elkmont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645404 (Elkmont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645404 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 674 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gatlinburg
- Location given for Elkmont Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6659247 Lon: -83.5851664
- 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 Sevier, 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' (or 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- Elkmont 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. |