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. 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 Slave Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slave Cemetery:
35.8243, -83.8768
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slave Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies just to the southwest of the Slave Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Slave Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Slave Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nails Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nails Creek Cemetery
- Old Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- McCammon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCammon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon Cemetery
- Edington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Edington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edington Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edington Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wesley Ann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Ann Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Ann Cemetery
- Clarks Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clarks Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove Cemetery
- Old Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Headrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak View Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- East Maryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Eusebia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eusebia Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eusebia Cemetery
- Cruze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cruze Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruze Cemetery
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 Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Eagleton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Bonny Kate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Alcoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Seaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Shooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Whites Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Ebenezer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Sixmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Knoxville
- Maryville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Slave Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Slave Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308020 (Slave Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308020 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maryville
- Location given for Slave Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8242511 Lon: -83.8768457
- 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 Blount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slave 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |