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A visit to the Slave Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Slave Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slave Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slave Cemetery

Lat:   35.9183°   (35° 55' 5")

Lon:   -84.3952°   (-84° 23' 42")

The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the west southwest of the Slave Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McKinney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crowder Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Gallaher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallaher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallaher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • George Jones Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ellis - Keath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riggs Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Kries Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kries Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kries Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Pauper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pauper Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Raybourn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raybourn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raybourn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hensley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Jaynes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Waller Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waller Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaklan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaklan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaklan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Dyllis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyllis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyllis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyllis Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Clacks Gap Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clacks Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clacks Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clacks Gap Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Snow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Bradbury Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradbury Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Thacker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thacker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thacker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thacker Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19291 <6>
    • Burns - McFarling Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Currier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Currier Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Hembree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wheat ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
    • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wheat
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Wheat
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Roane County
  • Kries
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
    • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kries
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Kries
  • Bradbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dyllis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
    • Dyllis is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dyllis
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Dyllis
  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Bear is located in Roane County
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laddie Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <7>
  • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
    • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blue Gem
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Blue Gem
  • Coal Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eaton Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vancouver ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vancouver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
      • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
    • Kelley Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
    • Bazel Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
    • Coalfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Midtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
    • Robertsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oliver Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
      • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <7>
    • Tupper Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harriman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <7>
    • Lenoir City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Scarboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Emory Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Slave Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slave Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Slave Cemetery:

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 Slave Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1270497  (Slave Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1270497 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elverton
    • County: Roane         Elev: 245
    • Location given for GNIS #1270497 (Slave Cemetery)

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Slave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9183, Longitude: -84.3952       In this case, the coordinates for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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