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:
36.4295, -82.4993
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Ford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Copas Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Eastern Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
- Conklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Conklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
- Copas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Copas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Gray Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weems Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Madin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Madin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fordtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Spurgeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Colby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Beechwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Flourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fall Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Borden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Orebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Jonesborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cherokee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- Oakland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Sac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
- Kingsport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1284566 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284566 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Dam
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4295477 Lon: -82.4993141
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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 Washington, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |