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:
36.2212, -82.4132
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough 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 39 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Union Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Keplinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keplinger Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keplinger Cemetery
- Speedwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Speedwell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell Cemetery
- May - Peoples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The May - Peoples Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May - Peoples Cemetery
- Uriel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Uriel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uriel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jonesborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19656 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Fine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beals Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Cemetery
- Swingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swingle Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle Cemetery
- Swingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swingle Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- May - Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The May - Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May - Thomas Cemetery
- Old Dutch Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Jobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jobs Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Young - Lyle - Strickland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard 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:
- Kansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Unicoi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Banner Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Pine Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- South Gate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Telford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Limestone Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Carnegie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- North Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Oakland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Austin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bowmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Tolley Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Flourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Erwin
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 Greer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1640852 (Greer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1640852 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 616 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erwin
- Location given for Greer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2212183 Lon: -82.4131967
- 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |