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A visit to the Finchum Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Finchum Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finchum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finchum Cemetery

Lat:   35.9268°   (35° 55' 36")

Lon:   -83.4718°   (-83° 28' 18")

The Finchum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies just to the north northeast of the Finchum Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Finchum Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finchum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Derrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Derrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Parrotts Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrotts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrotts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parrotts Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Millican Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millican Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millican Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millican Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Sims Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Halbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old McMahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old McMahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old McMahan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Sevier County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • LaFollette Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaFollette Cemetery
      • The LaFollette Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the LaFollette Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Sevierville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377634 <5>
    • Fair Garden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fair Garden Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Sims Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Aileys Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aileys Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aileys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aileys Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Alder Branch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alder Branch Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sevier County
      • The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alder Branch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8533 <5>
    • Loveday Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveday Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loveday Cemetery is located in Sevier County
    • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County

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 Finchum Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finchum Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Millican Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
    • Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Catlettsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
    • Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
  • Sevierville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Sevier County
  • Piedmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
  • Dandridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
    • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <6>
  • Dumplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
    • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Henry Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
    • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
  • Middle Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
  • Flat Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
    • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
  • Alena ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
    • Alena is located in Jefferson County
  • Pigeon Forge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
    • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bailey Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
    • Boyds Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
      • Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Birdsville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
      • Birdsville is located in Cocke County
    • Carson Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
      • Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
    • Waldens Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldens Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
      • Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Pittman Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
      • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <6>
    • Baneberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baneberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baneberry
      • Baneberry is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baneberry <6>
    • Edna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Thorn Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
      • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
    • Peters Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
      • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
    • Oak City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Sevier County

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 Finchum 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 Finchum Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Finchum Cemetery:

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 Finchum Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1284263  (Finchum Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1284263 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shady Grove
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 330
    • Location given for GNIS #1284263 (Finchum Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Finchum Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9268, Longitude: -83.4718       In this case, the coordinates for the Finchum Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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