A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
36.3856, -83.5844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the north of the Payne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Janeway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
- Vannoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lone Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19692 <5>
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Arnwine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Arnwine Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnwine Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
- Yoakum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum Cemetery
- Seymoure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Seymoure Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymoure Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Janeway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lone Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Head of Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Big Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Thorn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Shawanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni 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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297007 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297007 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tazewell
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3856395 Lon: -83.584351
- 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 Claiborne, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Payne 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |