A visit to the Proffitt 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 Proffitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Proffitt Cemetery:
35.7390, -83.4488
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Proffitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Proffitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Proffitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Proffitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Proffitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cartertown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cartertown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartertown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gatlinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2476531 <5>
- McCarter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Tudor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tudor Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Big Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Headrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Emerts Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Emerts Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerts Cove Cemetery
- Grassy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grassy Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Catons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- McMahan Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Ownby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ownby Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ownby Cemetery
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whalley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whalley Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalley Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Shults - Whaley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Proffitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Proffitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gatlinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Chalet Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- East Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Sevierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Millican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Wear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Cosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Carson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Wilton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
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 Proffitt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Proffitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 Proffitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Proffitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298563 (Proffitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298563 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Le Conte
- Location given for Proffitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7389821 Lon: -83.4487723
- 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 Sevier, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Proffitt 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |