A visit to the Massengill 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 Massengill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massengill Cemetery:
36.2037, -83.5538
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massengill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massengill Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the north northeast of the Massengill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massengill 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 Massengill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massengill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Clevenger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
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- New Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Corinth Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corinth Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Stalsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stalsworth Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalsworth Cemetery
- Haworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ballinger Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ballinger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Jefferson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8885 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (New)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
- Beckham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beckham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham 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 Massengill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massengill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Talbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Zacharytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Edna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Corryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dumplin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Dandridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Lone Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 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 Massengill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massengill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- New Market
- Rutledge
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 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 Massengill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Massengill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292899 (Massengill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292899 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Massengill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2036979 Lon: -83.55379
- 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 Grainger, 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 from Point A (ie- Massengill 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. |