A visit to the Onks 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 Onks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Onks Cemetery:
36.3154, -82.4243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Onks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Onks Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the west southwest of the Onks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Onks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Onks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Onks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deacon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Deacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Onks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Onks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Vines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Vines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Jones - Bayless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Marvins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Roadman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roadman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Cemetery
- Old Jonesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro Cemetery
- Babb - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Babb - Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb - Smith Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Barnett - Tiner Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Mountain Home National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Carr - Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr - Reeves Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr - Reeves Cemetery
- Snow Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Snow Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Chapel Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Melvin - Carathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Onks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Onks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Jonesborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- North Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- South Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Telford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Whispering Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Locust Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Bowmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
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 Onks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Onks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 professional and volunteer 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 Onks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Onks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1640897 (Onks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1640897 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Onks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3153835 Lon: -82.4243096
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Onks 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. |