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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Nelson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Nelson Cemetery (FG ID #16219)

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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.0579°   (36° 3' 28")

Lon:   -84.6670°   (-84° 40' 1")

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Wartburg. Wartburg lies just to the northeast of the Nelson Cemetery .

Name Variations for Nelson Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Nelson Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Catoosa Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Nelson Cemetery.

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

  • Catoosa ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
    • Catoosa is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Catoosa
    • From the Nelson Cemetery to Catoosa
  • Nemo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nemo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Nemo is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nemo
    • From the Nelson Cemetery to Nemo
  • Deermont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
    • Deermont is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deermont
    • From the Nelson Cemetery to Deermont
  • Wartburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Hebbertsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Annadel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bazel Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
  • Emory Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
    • Harriman is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <7>
  • Lavender
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lavender. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
    • Lavender is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lavender
    • From the Nelson Cemetery to Lavender
  • Lake Pomeroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cardiff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Deer Lodge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunbright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield Glade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
      • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <7>
    • Postoak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coal Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
      • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blue Gem
      • From the Nelson Cemetery to Blue Gem
    • Petros
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mahan Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
      • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
    • Bucklick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucklick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
      • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bucklick
      • From the Nelson Cemetery to Bucklick
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Roane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <7>
    • Midtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
    • Coalfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glades
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson 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 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 Nelson Cemetery:

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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1295372  (Nelson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1295372 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: Lancing
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 388
    • Location given for GNIS #1295372 (Nelson Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #16219

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0579, Longitude: -84.6670    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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