A visit to the Meek 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 Meek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meek Cemetery:
36.0731, -83.6755
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Meek Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Meek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trent Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Trent Cain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cain Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moulden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Johnson - Randlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Gillette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Clift Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clift Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clift Cemetery
- Trentville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trentville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentville Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Duncum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Duncum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strawberry Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lyonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Mascot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Thorn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Skaggston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zacharytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- McMillan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dumplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Maples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Sentertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Corryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maloneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Alena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Meek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Mascot
- New Market
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 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 Meek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Meek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293537 (Meek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293537 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mascot
- Location given for Meek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0731414 Lon: -83.6754555
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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 Jefferson, 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- Meek 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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