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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. 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 Thornton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery

Lat:   36.0171°   (36° 1' 1")

Lon:   -84.4061°   (-84° 24' 21")

The cemetery is located in Morgan County<3>.

As an estimate, the Thornton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Coalfield.

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thornton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
      • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
    • Kelley Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
      • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
    • Coal Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
      • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
    • Dyllis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyllis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
      • Dyllis is located in Roane County
    • Oliver Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
      • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <5>
    • Tupper Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
      • Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
      • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Petros
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
      • Petros is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
    • Kries
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kries have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
      • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Oak Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
    • Oakdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bazel Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
        • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Harriman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
        • Harriman is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
      • Kingston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laddie Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
        • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
      • Bradbury
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
        • Bradbury is located in Roane County
      • Scarboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
        • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
      • Deermont
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
        • Deermont is located in Morgan County
      • Emory Gap
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
        • Emory Gap is located in Roane County
      • Mahan Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
        • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
      • Midtown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
        • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Wartburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eaton Crossroads
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
        • Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
      • Leinarts
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
        • Leinarts is located in Anderson 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 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.

    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.<7>

    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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jackson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13915 <1>
    • Adcox Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Massengil Spring Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massengil Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massengil Spring Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massengil Spring Cemetery
    • Ollis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ollis Cemetery
    • Usery Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Usery Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usery Cemetery
    • Russell Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foster Borum Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Foster Borum Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • The Foster Borum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Borum Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Borum Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9483 <1>
    • Justice Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Justice Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Justice Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justice Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303794 <1>
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
      • Russell Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Orchard View Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard View Cemetery
      • Liles Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liles Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liles Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14728 <1>
      • Stephens Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • The Stephens Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Victory Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18927 <1>
      • Davis-Wilson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis-Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis-Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • The Davis-Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Davis Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis-Wilson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457699 <1>
      • Adkins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
      • Adkinson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkinson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkinson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8511 <1>
      • Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Coalhill MB Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • The Coalhill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Coal Hill Cemetery
        • Coalhill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalhill MB Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10636 <1>
      • Elverton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elverton Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elverton Cemetery
      • Kaklan Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaklan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaklan Cemetery
      • Lockett Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lockett Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1272571  (Thornton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1272571 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: Petros
      • County: Morgan         Elev: 328
      • Location given for GNIS #1272571 (Thornton Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #19369

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0171, Longitude: -84.4061    
    <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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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.




 

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