A visit to the Grissom 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 Grissom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grissom Cemetery:
35.8509, -85.6200
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grissom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Grissom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grissom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grissom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grissom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Simrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simrell Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Swindell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Swindell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold 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 Grissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grissom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fall City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darkey Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Campaign
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Bone Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Peeled Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Dibrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Laurelburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Cummingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Johnsons Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Philippi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Grissom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Smithville
- Sparta
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grissom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Grissom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286324 (Grissom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286324 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: White
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Grissom Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8508996 Lon: -85.6199794
- 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 White, 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 from Point A (ie- Grissom 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |