A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
35.6070, -84.0757
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Four Mile Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Four Mile Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12100 <5>
- Allegheny Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Williamsons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kagleys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centenary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bakers Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Creek Cemetery
- Crossroads Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19619 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kagley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kagley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Chota Memorial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chota Memorial is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chota Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chota Memorial is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Toqua.
- The Chota Memorial has also been known as:
- Chota Cherokee Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410522 <5>
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
- The Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Chilhowee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14903 <5>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- McMurray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McMurray Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray Cemetery
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chilhowee Cemetery
- Red Top Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10489 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brick Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Chilhowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Happy Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Binfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Vonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Chelsey Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Maryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
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 Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Chapel 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 Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1642617 (Nelson Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642617 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tallassee
- Location given for Nelson Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6070259 Lon: -84.0757417
- 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 Blount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelson 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. |
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