A visit to the Laws 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 Laws Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laws Cemetery:
36.3701, -81.9182
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laws Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laws Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Laws Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Laws Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laws Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Old Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
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- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Dugger Cemetery
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11501 <5>
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Mountain Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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] of the Laws Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laws Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Buladeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Fuller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Matney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roan Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shingletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
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 Laws Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laws Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Laws Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Laws Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290796 (Laws Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290796 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 757 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Mills
- Location given for Laws Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3701201 Lon: -81.9181733
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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 Johnson, 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- Laws 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. |