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A visit to the Forkners Chapel 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 Forkners Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forkners Chapel 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 Forkners Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   35.5934°   (35° 35' 36")

Lon:   -84.4158°   (-84° 24' 56")

The Forkners Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies just to the south southeast of the Forkners Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forkners Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park is located in Monroe County
  • Heiskell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heiskell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heiskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heiskell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Old Sweetwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Northpoint Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northpoint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Northpoint Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • West View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dickey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Roy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roy Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hiwassee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiwassee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiwassee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Burton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Reed Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Springs Cemetery
    • The Reed Springs Cemetery is located in Loudon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Philadelphia.
    • The Reed Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Reed Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17669 <5>
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Loudon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Glaze Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glaze Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glaze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glaze Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Lay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lay Cemetery is located in Loudon County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Loudon County
    • Small Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Small Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Small Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Madisonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madisonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madisonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Monroe County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forkners Chapel Cemetery.

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

  • Sweetwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <6>
  • Bell Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
    • Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
  • Madisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madisonville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <6>
  • Philadelphia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Loudon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <6>
  • Luttrell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luttrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
    • Luttrell is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luttrell <6>
  • Prigmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
    • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
  • Niota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
    • Niota is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <6>
  • Manila
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
    • Manila is located in McMinn County
  • Loudon City Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
    • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
  • Vonore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
    • Vonore is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <6>
  • Loudon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Morganton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
    • Morganton is located in Loudon County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Englewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in McMinn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>
    • Nonaburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nonaburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
      • Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
    • Trigonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
      • Trigonia is located in Loudon County
    • Surprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Meigs County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
    • Acorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
      • Acorn is located in Monroe County
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisgap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in McMinn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
    • Belltown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Monroe County
    • Ballplay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
      • Ballplay is located in Monroe County
    • Greenback
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Centersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
      • Centersville is located in Loudon County
    • Sewee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
      • Sewee is located in Meigs County
    • Jena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
      • Jena is located in Loudon County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
    • Cave Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
      • Cave Creek is located in Roane 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 Forkners Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forkners Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Forkners Chapel 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 Forkners Chapel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1317900  (Forkners Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1317900 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: Sweetwater
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 324
    • Location given for GNIS #1317900 (Forkners Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/

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 Monroe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forkners Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5934, Longitude: -84.4158       In this case, the coordinates for the Forkners Chapel 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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