A visit to the Thorn Hill 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 Thorn Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thorn Hill Cemetery:
35.3831, -84.6499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thorn Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northeast of the Thorn Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thorn Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Thorn Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thorn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Riceville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McMinn County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Sullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sullins Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thorn Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thorn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nonaburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Goodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Servilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Bell Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Sewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
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 Thorn Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thorn Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
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 helpful 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 Thorn Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Thorn Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1272562 (Thorn Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272562 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riceville
- Location given for Thorn Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3831286 Lon: -84.6499368
- 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 McMinn, 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- Thorn Hill 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. |
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