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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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's Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greer's Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   36.4989°   (36° 29' 56")

Lon:   -83.6142°   (-83° 36' 51")

The Greer's Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<1>.

The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southeast of the Greer's Chapel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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's Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Claiborne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Greer's Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Greer's Chapel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greer's Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • New Tazewell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tazewell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
    • Shawanee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
      • Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
    • Head of Barren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head of Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
      • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Harrogate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
    • Lone Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
      • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Claiborne County
    • Cumberland Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Goin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
    • Sandlick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Big Barren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Middlesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Raven Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
        • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
      • Caney Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
        • Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
      • Stony Fork Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
        • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Yellow Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
        • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Edgewood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Speedwell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Thorn Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
        • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
      • Capito
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
        • Capito is located in Bell County (KY)

    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's Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer's Chapel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Greer's Chapel Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer's Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Willis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Wylie Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wylie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wylie Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wylie Cemetery
    • Moody Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moody Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Poore Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poore Cemetery
    • Mayes Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Furgerson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furgerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furgerson Cemetery
    • Willis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • England Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the England Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The England Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the England Cemetery
    • Chumley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chumley Cemetery
    • Poore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poore Cemetery
    • Baldwin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Woods Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Fultz Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fultz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fultz Cemetery
      • Cook Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Ellison Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
      • Grantham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grantham Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham Cemetery
      • Chumley Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chumley Cemetery
      • Rowland Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rowland Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
      • Poore Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poore Cemetery
      • Water Treece Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Treece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Treece Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Shumaker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumaker Cemetery
      • Oakes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
      • Irish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Irish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Love Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Love Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
      • Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lambert Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greer's Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4989, Longitude: -83.6142    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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