A visit to the Meridian 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 Meridian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Cemetery:
35.9240, -83.8549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meridian Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the northwest of the Meridian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meridian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Cruze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cruze Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruze Cemetery
- Neubert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Neubert Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neubert Cemetery
- Hendron's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery
- The Flenniken - Cunningham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Simpson Graveyard
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Bethel Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCammon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Bays Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Shooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Whites Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Bonny Kate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Marble City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Fountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- McMillan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Sentertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Eagleton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Peters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Alcoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Boyds Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Thorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
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 Meridian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Seymour
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 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293617 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293617 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shooks Gap
- Location given for Meridian Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9239732 Lon: -83.8549025
- 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 Knox, 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 from Point A (ie- Meridian 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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