A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
36.3598, -81.8743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the north northeast of the Ford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Old Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laws Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Laws Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Mountain Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Dugger Cemetery
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11501 <5>
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Farthing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows 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 Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Zionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Rominger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Beech Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Valle Crucis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Banner Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Seven Devils
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
- Sands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shingletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Boone
- Mountain City
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 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1307458 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1307458 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 762 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherwood
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3598436 Lon: -81.8742827
- 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 Johnson, 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- Ford 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. |