A visit to the Muddy Creek 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 Muddy Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Muddy Creek Cemetery:
36.4812, -82.3654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Muddy Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Muddy Creek Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the north northeast of the Muddy Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Muddy Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Muddy Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Muddy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- East Tennessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Tennessee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tennessee Cemetery
- The East Tennessee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
- Tri-Cities Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #549219 <5>
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Lindamood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lindamood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindamood Cemetery
- Holston Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holston Grove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Grove Cemetery
- Adams Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gunnings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gunnings Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Droke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Droke Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droke Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Blountville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blountville Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Muddy Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Muddy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Lella ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Sac ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Blountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Spurgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Flourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Childress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Fordtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Akard Addition
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Orebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Colonial Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
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 Muddy Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Muddy Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Muddy Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Muddy Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326493 (Muddy Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326493 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluff City
- Location given for Muddy Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4812143 Lon: -82.3654186
- 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 Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Muddy Creek 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |