A visit to the Greenbriar 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 Greenbriar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenbriar Cemetery:
35.5740, -84.4410
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies just to the southeast of the Greenbriar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenbriar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Greenbriar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenbriar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heiskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Heiskell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiskell Cemetery
- Forkners Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Northpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Northpoint Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpoint Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Glaze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glaze Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Small Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Small Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Small Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Small Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shearman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shearman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearman Cemetery
- Madisonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville Cemetery
- Hiwassee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hiwassee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Reed Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Springs Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Philadelphia.
- The Reed Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17669 <5>
- Old Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Isbell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenbriar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenbriar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Madisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Vonore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Trigonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Mecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Ballplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Jalapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Tellico Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Cave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
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 Greenbriar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenbriar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Englewood
- Loudon
- Madisonville
- Sweetwater
- Tellico Plains
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 Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286136 (Greenbriar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286136 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sweetwater
- Location given for Greenbriar Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5739639 Lon: -84.4410381
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbriar 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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