A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
35.9248, -83.5360
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the south southwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Saffell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Saffell Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell Cemetery
- Atchley Isaac Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alder Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8533 <5>
- Millican Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Old McMahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old McMahan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McMahan Cemetery
- Esslinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Esslinger Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esslinger Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Finchum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Finchum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchum Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Henrys Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Old Gists Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Sevier County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McMahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Derrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Derrick Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrick Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Catlettsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Millican Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Henry Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Sevierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Boyds Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Dandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Alena ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Thorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wooddale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- New Market
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Providence 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645464 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645464 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: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas Dam
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.924812 Lon: -83.5360022
- 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 from Point A (ie- Providence 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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