A visit to the Stophel Cemetery ...
The location of the Stophel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stophel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stophel Cemetery
Lat: 36.5921° (36° 35' 31")
Lon: -82.1082° (-82° 6' 29")
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 southwest of the Stophel Cemetery .
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 Stophel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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.
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Ruthton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Blountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
- Blountville is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <4>
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <4>
- Beechnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Mill Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Piney Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabethton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Shingletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Watauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Mountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
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
- Mountain City
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stophel Cemetery.<5>
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 south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- Stophel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stophel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stophel Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
- Shelby Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Hills Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Hills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18379 <6>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12436 <6>
- Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipley Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trivett Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Hotter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotter Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Harr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harr Cemetery
- Ordway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ordway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ordway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ordway Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #1327128 (Stophel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1327128 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Holston Valley
- County: Sullivan Elev: 575
- Location given for GNIS #1327128 (Stophel Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stophel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5921, Longitude: -82.1082 In this case, the coordinates for the Stophel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |