A visit to the Stophel 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 Stophel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stophel Cemetery:
36.5223, -82.0951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stophel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Stophel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stophel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stophel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stophel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Stophel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Shelby Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelby Hills Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Hills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18379 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12436 <5>
- Vanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Over Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Over Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Over Cemetery
- Marklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marklin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklin Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers 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 Stophel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stophel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Holston Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Forest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Buladeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Akard Addition
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Biltmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Blountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Flats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Fish Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Thom ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Watauga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mill Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Sac ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
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 Stophel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stophel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
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 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 Stophel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Stophel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327127 (Stophel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327127 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 460 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holston Valley
- Location given for Stophel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.522332 Lon: -82.0951278
- 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 Sullivan, 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- Stophel 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. |