A visit to the Thornton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thornton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thornton Cemetery (FG ID #19369).
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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
36.0171, -84.4061
The Thornton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Coalfield.
The cemetery is located in Morgan County<3>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Wartburg. Wartburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest of the Thornton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thornton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adcox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollis Cemetery
- Usery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usery Cemetery
- Russell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Foster Borum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ritter Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Orchard View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View Cemetery
- Liles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis-Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis-Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis-Wilson Cemetery
- The Davis-Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457699 <1>
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elverton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton Cemetery
- Kaklan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaklan Cemetery
- Lockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Cemetery
- Oliver Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coalfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelley Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Coal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyllis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oliver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petros
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bazel Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Bradbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emory Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
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 Thornton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingston
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Thornton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #19369
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1272571 (Thornton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272571 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petros
- Location given for Thornton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0170216 Lon: -84.4063189
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |