A visit to the Piney Level Cemetery ...
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 Piney Level Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Level 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 Piney Level Cemetery
Lat: 35.7418° (35° 44' 30")
Lon: -83.8860° (-83° 53' 9")
The Piney Level Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just to the west northwest of the Piney Level Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Piney Level Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Level Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Centennial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centennial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centennial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County
- McGinley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGinley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Laws Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laws Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laws Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laws Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Pecks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecks Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pecks Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Rocky Branch Holiness Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Maryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Maryville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Maryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Maryville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Simerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simerly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simerly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Millers Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Millers Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Keebles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keebles Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keebles Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Keebles Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Headrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Blount County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Level Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Chelsey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Eagleton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
- Alcoa is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <7>
- Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Bonny Kate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Binfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <7>
- Shooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Brick Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brick Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Wear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Sevier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <7>
- Whites Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <7>
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloyd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Chilhowee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Waldens Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldens Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Oak City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Ebenezer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
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 Level Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Piney Level Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Piney Level Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Level Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1642509 (Piney Level Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1642509 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: Blockhouse
- County: Blount Elev: 306
- Location given for GNIS #1642509 (Piney Level Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/
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 Blount, 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' 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 Piney Level Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7418, Longitude: -83.8860 In this case, the coordinates for the Piney Level 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. |