A visit to the Ledford 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 Ledford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ledford Cemetery:
36.3359, -82.4674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ledford Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the south of the Ledford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ledford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Ledford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Keefauver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keefauver Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefauver Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Deacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Deacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Marvins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keebler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keebler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Jonesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Onks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Onks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ledford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonesborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
- North Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Oakland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Telford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Spurgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Fordtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- South Gate Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Pine Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Colby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
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 Ledford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ledford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 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 Ledford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Ledford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328668 (Ledford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328668 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 505 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Ledford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3359382 Lon: -82.4673675
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ledford 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. |