A visit to the Mount Sulphur 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 Mt. Sulphur Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery:
35.7706, -84.8224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Sulphur Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sulphur Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Roddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Roddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- King - Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King - Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King - Reed Cemetery
- Cash - Foust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Horst Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Eagle Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bean Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Glen Alice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9029 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sulphur Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Cute ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lake Tansi Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Hebbertsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Greenbriar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emory Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Lantana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
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 Mt. Sulphur Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sulphur Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Crossville
- Decatur
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Sulphur Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 Mt. Sulphur Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294796 (Mount Sulphur Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294796 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roddy
- Location given for Mount Sulphur Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7706266 Lon: -84.822445
- 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 Rhea, 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- Mt. Sulphur 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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