A visit to the Grindstaff 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 Grindstaff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grindstaff Cemetery:
36.3718, -81.9407
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grindstaff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grindstaff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grindstaff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grindstaff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Laws Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Laws Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Old Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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<3> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <5>
- Cable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Dugger Cemetery
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11501 <5>
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grindstaff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grindstaff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Fish Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Buladeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roan Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Matney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
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 Grindstaff 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 Grindstaff 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 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 Grindstaff 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 Grindstaff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286307 (Grindstaff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286307 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: 612 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Mills
- Location given for Grindstaff Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3717863 Lon: -81.9406741
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grindstaff 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. |
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