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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 Poor Farm Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poor Farm 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 Poor Farm Cemetery

Lat:   35.8812°   (35° 52' 52")

Lon:   -84.4835°   (-84° 29' 0")

The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the west of the Poor Farm Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Suddath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suddath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suddath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Suddath Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Mahoney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahoney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahoney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mahoney Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Love Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Love Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Kingston Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingston Memorial Gardens is located in Roane County
  • New Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Greenwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Tedder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tedder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tedder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tedder Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Seuler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seuler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seuler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seuler Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kingston.
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel - Kingston Cemetery
    • Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Historical Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9213 <5>
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    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Ladd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Hester Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Green Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Adkisson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkisson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Swan Pond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swan Pond Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Margrave Goddard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Margrave Goddard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Margrave Goddard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Margrave Goddard Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Slave Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Biss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biss Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Neergaard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neergaard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neergaard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neergaard Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Norman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Pauper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pauper Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Crowder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Dickey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickey Cemetery is located in Roane County

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 Poor Farm Cemetery.

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

  • Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Laddie Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Kries
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
    • Kries is located in Roane County
  • Midtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Midtown is located in Roane County
  • Bradbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Bradbury is located in Roane County
  • Harriman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
    • Harriman is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <6>
  • Emory Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
    • Emory Gap is located in Roane County
  • Bazel Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
  • Dyllis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
    • Dyllis is located in Roane County
  • Cave Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
    • Cave Creek is located in Roane County
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Roane County
  • Wheat ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
    • Wheat is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oakdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
      • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
    • Coal Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Cardiff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Roane County
    • Postoak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Roane County
      • Postoak has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Springs
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisgap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
      • Bear is located in Roane County
    • Rockwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Roane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
      • Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
    • Deermont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
      • Deermont is located in Morgan County
    • Coalfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
      • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
    • Loudon City Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
    • Loudon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancouver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <6>
    • Kelley Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane 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 Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Poor Farm 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 Poor Farm Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1298132  (Poor Farm Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1298132 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: Elverton
    • County: Roane         Elev: 242
    • Location given for GNIS #1298132 (Poor Farm Cemetery)

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

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 Roane, 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 things 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 Poor Farm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8812, Longitude: -84.4835       In this case, the coordinates for the Poor Farm 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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