A visit to the Oliver Springs 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 Oliver Springs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oliver Springs Cemetery (FG ID #16692).
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 Oliver Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oliver Springs Cemetery:
36.0377, -84.3558
The Oliver Springs Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oliver Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oliver Springs Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oliver Springs Cemetery ...
The Oliver Springs Cemetery was established in 1888.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Oliver Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Borum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Duggans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Duggans Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggans Cemetery
- Mineral Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Usery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usery Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollis Cemetery
- Orchard View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Lockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Cemetery
- East Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Seiber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seiber Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiber Cemetery
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 Oliver Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oliver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kelley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Tupper Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coalfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petros
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Leinarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bazel Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Bradbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Volunteer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Mahan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
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 Oliver Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Kingston
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oliver Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Oliver Springs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #16692
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296425 (Oliver Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296425 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windrock
- Location given for Oliver Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0372999 Lon: -84.3563168
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oliver Springs 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. |