A visit to the Hooper 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 Hooper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hooper Cemetery:
36.5134, -83.6902
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hooper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hooper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the east southeast of the Hooper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hooper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hooper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hooper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Red Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Red Hill Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Marsee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marsee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsee Cemetery
- Kibert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kibert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibert Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- McNew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNew Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Water Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Treece Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Lundy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lundy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy Cemetery
- Shiflet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiflet Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiflet Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Woodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woodson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hooper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrogate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Middlesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Stony Fork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Cumberland Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Premier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Big Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Speedwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Capito
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Fonde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
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 Hooper 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 Hooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hooper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Hooper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1288248 (Hooper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288248 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middlesboro South
- Location given for Hooper Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5134138 Lon: -83.690191
- 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 Claiborne, 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 from Point A (ie- Hooper 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. |