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The location of the Minton Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Minton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minton Cemetery

Lat:   36.4240°   (36° 25' 26")

Lon:   -83.6321°   (-83° 37' 55")

The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.

The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the northeast of the Minton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Minton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Claiborne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Minton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Minton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Head of Barren
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head of Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
      • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • New Tazewell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandlick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
      • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Lone Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
      • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Big Barren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
      • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Tazewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Claiborne County
    • Goin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County
    • Raven Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
      • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
    • Shawanee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
      • Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
    • Caney Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
      • Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
    • Harrogate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rutledge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Joppa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
        • Joppa is located in Grainger County
      • Thorn Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
        • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
      • Cumberland Gap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Middlesboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Stony Fork Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
        • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Speedwell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Braden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
        • Braden is located in Union County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
      • Yellow Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
        • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
      • Maynardville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
        • Maynardville is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <4>
      • Edgewood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)

    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 Minton 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 Minton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Minton Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Minton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minton Cemetery
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Jesse Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jesse Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jesse Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of New Tazewell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jesse Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485253 <6>
    • Meyers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyers Cemetery
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phelps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phelps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phelps Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vannoy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Vannoy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Lone Mountain.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vannoy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19692 <6>
    • Janeway Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janeway Cemetery
    • Cardwell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardwell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Greer Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
      • Hoge Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hoge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoge Cemetery
      • Oakes Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
      • Baldwin Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
      • Shumaker Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumaker Cemetery
      • Poore Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poore Cemetery
      • Ford Chapel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Chapel Cemetery
      • Carr Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
      • Burch Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
      • Skaggs Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skaggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skaggs Cemetery
      • Campbell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Yoakum Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoakum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoakum Cemetery
      • Atkins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
      • Payne Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Payne Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Leabow Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leabow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leabow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leabow Cemetery
      • Cardwell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardwell Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Coffey Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coffey Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery
      • Barton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Irish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Irish Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Minton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1294070  (Minton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1294070 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clouds
      • County: Claiborne         Elev: 421
      • Location given for GNIS #1294070 (Minton Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Minton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4240, Longitude: -83.6321       In this case, the coordinates for the Minton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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