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The location of the Keck Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Keck Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keck Cemetery

Lat:   36.4323°   (36° 25' 56")

Lon:   -83.7296°   (-83° 43' 46")

The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.

The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Keck Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Keck Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Claiborne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keck Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keck Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Goin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
    • Big Barren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Sandlick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Head of Barren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head of Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
      • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • New Tazewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lone Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
      • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Speedwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Braden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
      • Braden is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
    • Tazewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
    • Harrogate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
    • Yellow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Springdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Claiborne County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Shawanee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
        • Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
      • Stony Fork Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
        • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Flat Hollow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
        • Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
      • Edgewood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Cumberland Gap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Middlesboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Maynardville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
        • Maynardville is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <4>
      • Capito
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
        • Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Fonde
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
        • Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Joppa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
        • Joppa is located in Grainger County
      • Raven Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
        • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
      • Pruden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
        • Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Pruden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
        • Pruden is located in Claiborne County
      • Hamlin Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
        • Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
      • Clairfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
        • Clairfield is located in Claiborne County

    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 Keck 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 Keck Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Keck Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keck Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cole Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Goin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goin Cemetery
    • Ford Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Chapel Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Hopper Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopper Cemetery
    • Greasy Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greasy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greasy Hollow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasy Hollow Cemetery
    • Capps Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Capps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Brogan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brogan Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogan Cemetery
    • Treece Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treece Cemetery
    • Keck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Edwards Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Carr Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • Simmons Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Drummond Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
      • Cupp Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cupp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cupp Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cupp Cemetery
      • Shiflet Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiflet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiflet Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiflet Cemetery
      • Lundy Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lundy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lundy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lundy Cemetery
      • Moyers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyers Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Shoffner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoffner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shoffner Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoffner Cemetery
      • Stiner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiner Cemetery
      • Lay Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
      • Beason Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beason Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
      • Burch Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
      • Water Treece Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Treece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Treece Cemetery
      • Poore Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poore Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Keck Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1289932  (Keck Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1289932 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clouds
      • County: Claiborne         Elev: 497
      • Location given for GNIS #1289932 (Keck Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Keck Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4323, Longitude: -83.7296       In this case, the coordinates for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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