A visit to the Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leonard Cemetery:
36.2890, -82.3915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leonard Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the west of the Leonard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> of the Leonard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Vines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Vines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Young - Lyle - Strickland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Snell - Chrisenberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- College Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Mountain Home National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young 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 Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- South Gate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- North Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Oakland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Jonesborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Unicoi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Watauga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Telford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Piney Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
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 Leonard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethton
- Erwin
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1640875 (Leonard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1640875 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: 538 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Leonard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2889953 Lon: -82.3915301
- 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 '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- Leonard 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. |