A visit to the Fain 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 Fain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fain Cemetery:
35.9879, -83.5307
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies just to the east northeast of the Fain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Fain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dumplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dumplin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Esslinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Esslinger Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esslinger Cemetery
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Grahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grahl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahl Cemetery
- Piedmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Old McMahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old McMahan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McMahan Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- McCampbells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Alder Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alder Branch Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch Cemetery
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Saffell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Saffell Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell Cemetery
- Atchley Isaac Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alder Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8533 <5>
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dumplin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Henry Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Millican Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Flat Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dandridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Sevierville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Peters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Strawberry Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- East Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Edna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
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 Fain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Mascot
- New Market
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Fain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283962 (Fain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283962 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas Dam
- Location given for Fain Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9878671 Lon: -83.5307257
- 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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fain 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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