A visit to the Ollis 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 Ollis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ollis Cemetery:
35.9984, -84.4005
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ollis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ollis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ollis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ollis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ollis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Coalfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19369 <5>
- Kaklan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaklan Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Orchard View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View Cemetery
- Usery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usery Cemetery
- Foster Borum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Foster Borum Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Borum Cemetery
- The Foster Borum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Borum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9483 <5>
- Russell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ritter Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ritter Family Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Family Cemetery
- The Ritter Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ritter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17789 <5>
- Elverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elverton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton Cemetery
- Dyllis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyllis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coalhill MB Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
- The Coalhill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coal Hill Cemetery
- Coalhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10636 <5>
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Silvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Lockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Cemetery
- Oliver Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Ollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ollis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Coalfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Kelley Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Coal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Oliver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Kries
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Bear ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Bradbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Scarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Emory Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
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 Ollis 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 Ollis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingston
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ollis 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 Ollis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296431 (Ollis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296431 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: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elverton
- Location given for Ollis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9984104 Lon: -84.4004849
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ollis 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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