A visit to the Speedwell 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 Speedwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speedwell Cemetery:
36.2573, -82.4165
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speedwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Speedwell Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the northwest of the Speedwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Speedwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Speedwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speedwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Fine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Cemetery
- Dove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Uriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Uriel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uriel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Jonesborough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19656 <5>
- Union Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Union Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The France Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Young - Lyle - Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speedwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speedwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jonesborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Unicoi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
- Pine Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Carnegie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- North Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Telford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Banner Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Austin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Flourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Bowmantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Watauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Locust Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
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 Speedwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Speedwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Erwin
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
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 professional and volunteer 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 Speedwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Speedwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327078 (Speedwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327078 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 553 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesborough
- Location given for Speedwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2573289 Lon: -82.4165312
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Speedwell 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |