A visit to the Simerly 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 Simerly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simerly Cemetery:
36.2168, -82.2060
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simerly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simerly Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Simerly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simerly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Simerly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simerly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Hyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hyder Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Largent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Largent Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largent Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simerly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simerly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tolley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Limestone Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Buladean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unicoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Elizabethton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Richlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Carnegie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Biltmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Watauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Erwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- North Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
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 Simerly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simerly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethton
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Simerly Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Johnson City
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 Simerly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Simerly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327011 (Simerly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327011 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 677 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron Mountain Gap
- Location given for Simerly Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2167784 Lon: -82.2059639
- 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 Carter, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simerly 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. |