A visit to the Old Poor Farm 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 Old Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Poor Farm Cemetery:
36.0879, -83.8396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Old Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tindell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tindell Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Major Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Coupland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coupland Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Tindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tindell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindell Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Shipe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shipe Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Shipe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shipe Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Trout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Gouffon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Biagiotti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Biagiotti Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biagiotti Cemetery
- England - Legg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
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 Old Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maloneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
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- Sentertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
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- John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Murphy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
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- McMillan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
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- Skaggston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
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- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
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- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
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- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Corryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halls is located in Knox County
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- Fountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
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- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
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- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Knox County
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- Paulette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
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- Lyonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- Zacharytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
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- Strawberry Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Knox County
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- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
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- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
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- Gabe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
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 Old Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Luttrell
- Mascot
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 Old Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Old Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296351 (Old Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296351 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: John Sevier
- Location given for Old Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0878605 Lon: -83.8396284
- 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 Knox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Poor Farm 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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