A visit to the Mayes 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 Mayes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayes Cemetery:
36.4837, -83.6288
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the east southeast of the Mayes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mayes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Mayes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Greer's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Water Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Water Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Treece Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Tazewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18497 <5>
- Shumaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ownes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ownes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownes Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wylie Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Thompsons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Irish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Irish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Fultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The England Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mayes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Goin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Lone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Shawanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cumberland Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Middlesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Stony Fork Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Braden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Thorn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Capito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
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 Mayes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mayes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mayes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Mayes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293008 (Mayes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293008 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clouds
- Location given for Mayes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4836928 Lon: -83.6287993
- 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 Claiborne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayes 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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