A visit to the Forks of River 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 Forks of River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forks of River Cemetery:
35.6882, -83.5370
The Forks of River Cemetery is located in Sevier County<1>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north of the Forks of River Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Forks of River Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forks of River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fighting creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Ownby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ownby Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownby Cemetery
- Loudon County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elkmont Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hurst Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Chapel Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cartertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCarter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Little Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitted Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitted Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitted Cemetery
- Big Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge Cemetery
- Pigeon Forge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pigeon Forge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge Cemetery
- Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove Cemetery
- Crowson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowson Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Mattox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mattox Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- McMahan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Forks of River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forks of River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chalet Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Gatlinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittman Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sevierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Forks of River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forks of River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forks of River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Forks of River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645409 (Forks of River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645409 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gatlinburg
- Location given for Forks of River Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6878699 Lon: -83.5371091
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forks of River Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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