A visit to the Murphy Chapel 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 Murphy Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Chapel Cemetery:
35.8515, -83.4952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the west northwest of the Murphy Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Murphy Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Sevier County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loveday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Loveday Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveday Cemetery
- Millican Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- McMahan Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Catons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard - Campbell Cemetery
- LaFollette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The LaFollette Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the LaFollette Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Sevierville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377634 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Derrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Derrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millican Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Pittman Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Gatlinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Chalet Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Boyds Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dumplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Wear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Dandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Carson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Cosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Flat Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Peters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
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 Murphy Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 Murphy Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Murphy Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645452 (Murphy Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645452 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richardson Cove
- Location given for Murphy Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8514801 Lon: -83.4951658
- 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 Sevier, 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- Murphy Chapel 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. |