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A visit to the Piney Grove United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Piney Grove UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery:

35.3609, -84.6022

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

The Piney Grove UMC Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.

The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • South Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The South Liberty Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty Cemetery
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Goodsprings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
  • Wesleyanna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Wesleyanna Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyanna Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McMinn County Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The McMinn County Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinn County Cemetery
  • Thorn Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Long Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
    • Cedar Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Cemetery
    • New Eastanallee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Eastanallee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Love Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
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    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirksey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kirksey Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McMinn Memory Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The McMinn Memory Gardens is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinn Memory Gardens

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Goodsprings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • Claxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Claxton is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
  • Grady
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Grady is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Etowah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Luskville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Luskville is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
  • Delano
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestuee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestuee is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
  • Nonaburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Manila
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manila is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mecca is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Servilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Servilla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
    • Niota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lamontville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lamontville is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
    • Bellefounte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
    • Benton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jalapa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jalapa is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
    • Rural Vale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
    • Bell Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
    • Goodfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodfield is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield

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 Piney Grove UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
  • Benton
    • Benton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Calhoun
    • Calhoun lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calhoun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Decatur
  • Englewood
  • Etowah
    • Etowah lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Piney Grove UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Etowah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Piney Grove UMC 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 Piney Grove UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1956321  (Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956321 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: McMinn
    • Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Etowah
    • Location given for Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 35.3609065     Lon: -84.6021566
    • 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 McMinn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Grove UMC 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.
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