A visit to the Epperson 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 Epperson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Epperson Cemetery:
36.4001, -83.4227
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Epperson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Epperson Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Epperson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Epperson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Epperson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Epperson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Broken Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Broken Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Valley Cemetery
- Mallicoat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mallicoat Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallicoat Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- King - Singleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The King - Singleton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King - Singleton Cemetery
- The King - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- King Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469338 <5>
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Bundren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bundren Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundren Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Hipsher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hipsher Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hipsher Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rhea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Idol Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Idol Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Epperson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Epperson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorn Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Caney Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Marshalls Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yount Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- New Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Wa-Ni Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Duck Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
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 Epperson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Epperson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 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 Epperson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Epperson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283831 (Epperson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283831 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard Quarter
- Location given for Epperson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.400087 Lon: -83.4226793
- 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 Grainger, 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- Epperson 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. |
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