A visit to the Skaggs 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 Skaggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skaggs Cemetery:
36.3815, -83.6630
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skaggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the northeast of the Skaggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Skaggs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Skaggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skaggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Yoakum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Vannoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lone Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19692 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ford Chapel Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Chapel Cemetery
- Goin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Janeway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Thompsons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton 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 Skaggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skaggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandlick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Big Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Head of Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Goin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- New Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Loo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Maynardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maples ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Shawanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
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 Skaggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skaggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- 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 Skaggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Skaggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270418 (Skaggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270418 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clouds
- Location given for Skaggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.381471 Lon: -83.6629647
- 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 Claiborne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skaggs 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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