A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
36.3351, -83.5280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the south of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ritter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Janeway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Seymoure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Seymoure Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymoure Cemetery
- Clapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Cemetery
- McGinnis Harrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bunchtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bunchtown Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunchtown Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Arnwine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnwine Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnwine Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Branson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Branson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Condry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Condry Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condry Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Condry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Condry Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condry Cemetery
- Epperson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Epperson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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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 Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Raven Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Lone Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Thorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- New Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Big Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Marshalls Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Maples ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Goin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Lea Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Wyatt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Jefferson City
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270307 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270307 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 473 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dutch Valley
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3350858 Lon: -83.5279594
- 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 Grainger, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simmons 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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