A visit to the Metz 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 Metz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Metz Cemetery:
35.4665, -85.1480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Metz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Metz Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Metz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Metz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Metz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Metz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Standifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Laurel Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- The Hutcheson Cemetery has also been known as:
- McDonald Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mtn. Cemetery
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Ogden Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ogden Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memory Garden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Rhea Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rhea Memory Gardens is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhea Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15593 <5>
- Rigsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cranmore Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hixson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hixson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixson Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Lake Drive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Drive Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Corvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Corvin Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The French Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Kiuka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiuka Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiuka Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Metz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Metz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Summer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Bryan Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pailo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Brockdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Birchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Mowbray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy - Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
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 Metz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Metz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Dunlap
- Pikeville
- Soddy - Daisy
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 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 Metz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Metz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293638 (Metz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293638 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 598 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brayton
- Location given for Metz Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4664572 Lon: -85.1480137
- 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 Bledsoe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metz 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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