A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
36.3337, -82.1426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the west northwest of the Pierce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pierce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Heaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Heaton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Lovelace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lovelace Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovelace Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hampton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2615223 <5>
- Nave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Deloach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Deloach Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloach Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- The Hardin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cleveland Hardin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Siam
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Elizabethton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Biltmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Whispering Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- South Gate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Pine Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Tolley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Carnegie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Limestone Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Austin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 <6>
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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Elizabethton
- Johnson City
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 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297421 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297421 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 588 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabethton
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3337234 Lon: -82.1426281
- 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 Carter, 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 from Point A (ie- Pierce 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. |