A visit to the Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilliam Cemetery:
36.5240, -82.9604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Size More Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Size More Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Size More Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Moneyhun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Moneyhun Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneyhun Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moneyhun Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Eidson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15718 <5>
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Gonce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Delp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Delp Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp Cemetery
- Seal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Amyx Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Amyx Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amyx Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Herron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Looneys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Looneys Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneys Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- 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 east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton 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 Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eidson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Strahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- 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
- Blossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Green Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Yount Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Galbraith Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Romeo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Ottway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Jearoldstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Frisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam 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 professional and volunteer 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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285409 (Gilliam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285409 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: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneys Gap
- Location given for Gilliam Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5239823 Lon: -82.9604436
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gilliam 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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