A visit to the Lawson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lawson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lawson Cemetery (FG ID #14556).
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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
35.5893, -83.8185
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Lawson Cemetery is located in Blount County<3>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of the Lawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cades Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Cove Cemetery
- Cable Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cades Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cades Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Cove Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Amerine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Amerine Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerine Cemetery
- Tuckaleechee Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckaleechee Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Caylors Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Millers Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cove Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Tuckaleechee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuckaleechee Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckaleechee Cemetery
- Laws Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Laws Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Chapel Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Old Piney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Piney Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Piney Cemetery
- Liberty Christian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Bone Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bone Valley Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey 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]<4> of the Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sixmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Chelsey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Santeetlah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Stecoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cheoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalet Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Alcoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Lawson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #14556
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290805 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290805 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: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cades Cove
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5895315 Lon: -83.8185085
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Lawson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |