A visit to the Greer 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 Greer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greer Cemetery:
36.4079, -81.7454
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the northwest of the Greer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Forrester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrester Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen 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 Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Shingletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Mount Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Rominger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
- Brownwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Warrensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Greer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boone
- Boone lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Mountain City
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 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286219 (Greer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286219 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 1082 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Greer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4079004 Lon: -81.7453904
- 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 Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greer 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. |