A visit to the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens ...
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 Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens:
35.7868, -83.5563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the north of the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hurst Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Chapel Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- McMahan Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Little Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Cove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Waldens Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crowson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crowson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowson Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Big Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Sevier County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Pigeon Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Waldens Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Chalet Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Gatlinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sevierville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Millican Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Catlettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pittman Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Boyds Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
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 Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 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 Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sevier 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 Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645481 (Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645481 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pigeon Forge
- Location given for Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 35.7867574 Lon: -83.5562775
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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 Sevier, 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- Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens) 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. |