A visit to the Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Limestone Cemetery:
36.2576, -82.5946
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the east northeast of the Limestone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Limestone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Limestone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington College Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Washington College Station Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington College Station Cemetery
- The Washington College Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington College Cemetery
- Earnests Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Urbana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18124 <5>
- Sevier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sevier Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier Cemetery
- Telford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Telford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Greenway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Slonaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Leesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Bowmantown - Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Limestone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mill Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Limestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Telford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowmantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Milburnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Rheatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Conklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Locust Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Jonesborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Jearoldstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Tusculum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Fall Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Erwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Erwin
- Jonesborough
- Limestone
- Tusculum
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 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 Limestone 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 Limestone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321322 (Limestone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321322 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: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Limestone Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2576046 Lon: -82.5945941
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Limestone 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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