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:
35.0731, -85.6225
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the north 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chaudoin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudoin Cemetery
- Glover Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glover Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill Cemetery
- Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old County Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Lasater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Havron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Havron Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Havron Cemetery
- Wyrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hornbeak Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Raulston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Raulston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raulston Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Havron Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jasper
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kimball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Richard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Whitwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Powells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- Signal Mountain
- South Pittsburg
- Tracy City
- Trenton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Marion 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 #1286278 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286278 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sequatchie
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0731336 Lon: -85.6224677
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Griffith 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. |