A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
36.3573, -83.8491
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies just to the south southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Irwin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Irwin Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Chapel Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Albright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Shoffner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shoffner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
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 Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Braden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Flat Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maynardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Big Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Boy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Demory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
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. The following communities are located in Union 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 start with 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295375 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295375 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 408 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maynardville
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3573018 Lon: -83.8490812
- 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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |