A visit to the Laurel Bluff 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 Laurel Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Bluff Cemetery:
35.7981, -84.5391
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Bluff 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 Laurel Bluff Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Laurel Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Stegall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stegall Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Lacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 southwest)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Christopher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
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- Kelsay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelsay Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsay Cemetery
- Bisplinghoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bisplinghoff Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisplinghoff Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Picket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Picket Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picket Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Neergaard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neergaard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neergaard Cemetery
- Biss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Biss Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biss Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Midtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
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- Laddie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Postoak
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Emory Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Cave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loudon City Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Kries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Glen Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Prigmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Eaton Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Dyllis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
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 Laurel Bluff 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 Laurel Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Loudon
- Oakdale
- Rockwood
- Wheat - Historic
- Wheat lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Laurel Bluff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
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 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 Laurel Bluff 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 Laurel Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326184 (Laurel Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326184 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: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bacon Gap
- Location given for Laurel Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7981296 Lon: -84.5391005
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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' (or 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- Laurel Bluff 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. |