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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery

Lat:   36.4718°   (36° 28' 18")

Lon:   -81.7201°   (-81° 43' 12")

The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the west of the Payne Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • McEwen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEwen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McEwen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Forrester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrester Cemetery
    • The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Roark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
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    • Eastridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Owens Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Big Laurel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Laurel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Laurel Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Dowell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Vanover Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Farmer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Woodard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Graybeal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graybeal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graybeal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Parmer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Brack Osborne Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brack Osborne Family Cemetery
      • The Brack Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • The Brack Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Osborne Family Cemetery
    • Noah Shumate Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Shumate Family Cemetery
      • The Noah Shumate Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • The Noah Shumate Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shumate Cemetery
      • Shumate Family 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 Payne Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Grayson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Mountain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roten
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
    • Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Creston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shingletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Shingletown is located in Johnson County
  • Fuller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Johnson County
  • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
    • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
  • Trade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Apple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Zionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Comet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mabel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Warrensville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lansing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Todd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
      • Todd is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Todd <7>
    • West Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <7>
    • Sturgills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturgills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
      • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Norris ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Helton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)

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 Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Payne Cemetery:

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 #1297008  (Payne Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1297008 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Baldwin Gap
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 890
    • Location given for GNIS #1297008 (Payne Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Johnson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Payne Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4718, Longitude: -81.7201       In this case, the coordinates for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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