A visit to the Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery:
36.3331, -83.8182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies just to the south of the Graves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Graves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker 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 Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Maynardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flat Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Corryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
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 Graves Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1306508 (Graves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1306508 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maynardville
- Location given for Graves Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3331356 Lon: -83.8182461
- 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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graves 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |