A visit to the Goodsprings 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 Goodsprings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodsprings Cemetery:
35.3376, -84.5594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodsprings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northwest of the Goodsprings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodsprings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Goodsprings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodsprings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wesleyanna Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyanna Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- McMinn County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
- Buttram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buttram Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttram Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McMinn Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McMinn Memory Gardens is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinn Memory Gardens
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- South Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Cambria Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodsprings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodsprings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodsprings
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Delano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Servilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Epperson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
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 Goodsprings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goodsprings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Englewood
- Etowah
- Tellico Plains
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 either 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 Goodsprings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Goodsprings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328286 (Goodsprings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328286 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Etowah
- Location given for Goodsprings Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3375732 Lon: -84.5593767
- 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 McMinn, 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- Goodsprings 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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