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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Thornton Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thornton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Thornton Cemetery (FG ID #19369). <1>

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Thornton Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Coalfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • 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.<3> 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)
  • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyllis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
    • Dyllis is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dyllis
    • From the Thornton Cemetery to Dyllis
  • 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.<3> 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)
  • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
    • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wheat
    • From the Thornton Cemetery to Wheat
  • Petros
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kries
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
    • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kries
    • From the Thornton Cemetery to Kries
  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Bear 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.<3> 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>
  • Robertsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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.<3> 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
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Roane County
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Anderson 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.<3> 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.<3> 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)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
    • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0171, Longitude: -84.4061    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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