A visit to the Laws Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laws Chapel Cemetery:
35.7215, -83.8755
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laws Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laws Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just to the west northwest of the Laws Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Laws Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laws Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Piney Level Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Level Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McGinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGinley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinley Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Amerine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Amerine Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerine Cemetery
- Millers Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Millers Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cove Cemetery
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centennial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pecks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pecks Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Chapel Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Simerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simerly Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Keebles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Headrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- East Maryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Old Piney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Piney Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Piney Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs 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 Laws Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laws Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seaton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Chelsey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Eagleton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bonny Kate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Binfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Wear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Brick Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Chilhowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Shooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Waldens Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Friendsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laws Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Laws Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1642542 (Laws Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642542 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blockhouse
- Location given for Laws Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.721474 Lon: -83.8754553
- 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 Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Chapel 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. |
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