A visit to the Gallaher 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 Gallaher Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gallaher Cemetery has been estimated.<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gallaher Cemetery
Lat: 35.9730° (35° 58' 22")
Lon: -84.3515° (-84° 21' 5")
The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gallaher Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gallaher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gallaher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orchard View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Hembree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clough - Christenberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Langley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Usery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usery Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- George Jones Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Currier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Currier Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cox - Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Douglas Chapel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- East Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Borum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ollis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massengil Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massengil Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Massengil Spring Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Kaklan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaklan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaklan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis - Keath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallaher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallaher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallaher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thacker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thacker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19291 <6>
- Burns - McFarling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Duggans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duggans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duggans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Duggans Cemetery is located in Anderson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gallaher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gallaher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wheat
- From the Gallaher Cemetery to Wheat
- Bear ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <7>
- Dyllis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dyllis
- From the Gallaher Cemetery to Dyllis
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Oliver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
- Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <7>
- Kelley Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Kries
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kries
- From the Gallaher Cemetery to Kries
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coalfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scarboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancouver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Eaton Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Volunteer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Bazel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Bazel Town 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 Gallaher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gallaher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farragut
- Kingston
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
- Wheat lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gallaher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
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 Gallaher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Gallaher Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Gallaher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285097 (Gallaher Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1285097 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: Bethel Valley
- County: Roane Elev: 250
- Location given for GNIS #1285097 (Gallaher Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gallaher Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9730, Longitude: -84.3515 In this case, the coordinates for the Gallaher 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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |