A visit to the Seal 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 Seal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seal Cemetery:
36.4479, -83.3530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seal Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Seal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Seal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Antrican Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Antrican Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrican Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Howardton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Howardton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardton Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Brooks Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Moles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Seal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Xenophon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Caney Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Yount Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Raven Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Thorn Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Bean Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sneedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marshalls Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Galbraith Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
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 Seal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Seal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
- Whitesburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Seal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Seal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300993 (Seal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300993 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Island
- Location given for Seal Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4478652 Lon: -83.3529558
- 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 Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seal 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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