A visit to the Sproles 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 Sproles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sproles Cemetery:
36.5968, -83.5363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sproles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sproles Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Sproles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sproles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sproles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hammock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Liford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liford Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liford Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Forge Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forge Ridge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Cosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Cosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Flemon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flemon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemon Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sproles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sproles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shawanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Varilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Middlesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miracle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Pathfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Stony Fork Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Premier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Kettle Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
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- Jenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Wasioto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lone Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Raven Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Straight Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Twila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Dorton Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Sproles 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 Sproles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Pineville
- Tazewell
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 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 Sproles 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 Sproles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271152 (Sproles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271152 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: 518 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler
- Location given for Sproles Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.596751 Lon: -83.5362991
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sproles 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. |