A visit to the Gilley 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 Gilley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilley Cemetery:
36.4765, -82.9666
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the south southwest of the Gilley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gilley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Klepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Looneys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Looneys Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneys Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looneys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551946 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Size More Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Size More Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Size More Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Snapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Snapp Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapp Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
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- Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Amyx Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Amyx Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amyx Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Creatch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Creatch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creatch Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Amis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- New Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Romeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Ottway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Yount Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Bulls Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
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 Gilley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gilley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Gilley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285403 (Gilley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285403 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burem
- Location given for Gilley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.476483 Lon: -82.9665543
- 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 Hawkins, 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- Gilley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |