A visit to the Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
36.3183, -82.0475
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Carter County<1>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Griffith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Griffith Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <4>
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
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- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fish Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Tolley Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Griffith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286281 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286281 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 683 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watauga Dam
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3181732 Lon: -82.0479003
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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