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:
36.4345, -83.8666
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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] of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cawood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cawood Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Lemarr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lemarr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemarr Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Braden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Braden Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Bolinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bolinger Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Ausmus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ausmus Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausmus Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Braden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Flat Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hamlin Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Clairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Pruden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Boy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Sandlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Pruden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fonde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Premier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Capito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Morley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Habersham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297423 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297423 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: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ausmus
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4345236 Lon: -83.8665839
- 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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |