A visit to the Joppa 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 Joppa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Joppa Cemetery:
36.2384, -83.6185
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Joppa Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Joppa Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east northeast of the Joppa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Joppa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Joppa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Joppa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- New Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Corinth Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corinth Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zachary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Buffalo Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland 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 Joppa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Joppa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Maples ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Zacharytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Wa-Ni Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Maynardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Rock Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Big Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Talbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
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 Joppa 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 Joppa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Market
- Rutledge
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 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 Joppa 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 Joppa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317673 (Joppa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317673 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: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Joppa Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2384182 Lon: -83.6185153
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa 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. |