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:
36.4715, -82.4146
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 Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the 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 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Isley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isley Cemetery
- Bowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowery Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowery Cemetery
- McCulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Muddy Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Muddy Creek Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Lady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Africa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Africa Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Friday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friday Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Cemetery
- Friday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friday Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Cemetery
- Boring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Colby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Thom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fordtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Lella ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Orebank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Blountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Childress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Beechnut City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
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. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Kingsport
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 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 #1284567 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284567 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Dam
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.471492 Lon: -82.4145877
- 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 Sullivan, 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 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. |