A visit to the Kelsay 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 Kelsay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelsay Cemetery:
35.7640, -84.5530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelsay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelsay Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the north northeast of the Kelsay Cemetery .
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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 Kelsay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelsay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Gage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gage Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isham Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Galyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Galyon Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galyon Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Laurel Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Bluff Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bluff Cemetery
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- Stegall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stegall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Bisplinghoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bisplinghoff Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisplinghoff Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelsay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelsay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Postoak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Laddie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Midtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cardiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Cave Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loudon City Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emory Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Glen Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Loudon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Kries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Bazel Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Akeman Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
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 Kelsay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelsay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Loudon
- Rockwood
- Sweetwater
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 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 Kelsay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Kelsay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290050 (Kelsay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290050 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bacon Gap
- Location given for Kelsay Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7639626 Lon: -84.5529895
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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 Roane, 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- Kelsay 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. |