A visit to the Pryor 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 Pryor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pryor Cemetery:
35.0804, -85.5419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the west of the Pryor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pryor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Pryor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pryor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spangler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Oates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oates Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Caroline Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lasater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old County Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
- Hales Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hales Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Chapel Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Cabe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cabe Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabe Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
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 Pryor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pryor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Kimball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Powells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- South Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Richard City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Signal Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Lookout Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Chattanooga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Condra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
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 Pryor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pryor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Chattanooga
- Jasper
- Signal Mountain
- South Pittsburg
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 Pryor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Pryor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298634 (Pryor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298634 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sequatchie
- Location given for Pryor Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.080354 Lon: -85.5419092
- 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 Marion, 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- Pryor 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. |