A visit to the Gillette 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 Gillette Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillette Cemetery:
36.0401, -83.6432
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillette Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Gillette Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gillette Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gillette Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gillette Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Moulden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Stringfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Clift Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clift Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clift Cemetery
- Johnson - Randlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Thorngrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McCampbells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
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 Gillette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gillette Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strawberry Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Peters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Henry Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Skaggston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- McMillan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Lea Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Catlettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Maples ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- John Sevier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Oak City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sentertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
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 Gillette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gillette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Mascot
- New Market
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 Gillette Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Gillette Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285402 (Gillette Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285402 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mascot
- Location given for Gillette Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0400869 Lon: -83.6432311
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillette 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. |
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