A visit to the Idol 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 Idol Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Idol Cemetery:
36.3676, -83.4007
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Idol Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Idol Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the southwest of the Idol Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Idol Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Idol Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Idol Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broken Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Broken Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Valley Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mallicoat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mallicoat Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallicoat Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Hipsher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hipsher Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hipsher Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Batman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batman Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Bean Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bean Station Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station Cemetery
- Buck Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Hollow Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Idol Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Idol Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Caney Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Wa-Ni Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yount Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- New Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Talbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Idol Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Idol Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- 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 websites either 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 Idol Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Idol Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317671 (Idol Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317671 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avondale
- Location given for Idol Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3675879 Lon: -83.4007333
- 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 Grainger, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idol 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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