A visit to the Presley 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 Presley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Presley Cemetery:
36.5140, -82.9657
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Presley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Presley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the south southwest of the Presley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Presley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Presley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Size More Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Size More Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Size More Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looneys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551946 <5>
- Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Creatch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Creatch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creatch Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Delp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Delp Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Herron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater Cemetery
- Klepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Klepper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klepper Cemetery
- Looneys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Looneys Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneys Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Moneyhun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moneyhun Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneyhun Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moneyhun Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Eidson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15718 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Presley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Presley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eidson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kepler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Strahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- New Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Blossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Galbraith Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Romeo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Ottway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Jearoldstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Presley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Presley 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 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 Presley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Presley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298475 (Presley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298475 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 442 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneys Gap
- Location given for Presley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5139824 Lon: -82.9657215
- 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 Hawkins, 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- Presley 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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