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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 Tilson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.0301°   (36° 1' 48")

Lon:   -82.5254°   (-82° 31' 31")

The Tilson Cemetery is located in Unicoi County<2>.

The county seat for Unicoi County is located in Erwin. Erwin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Tilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tilson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Horn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horn Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
  • Crane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crane Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
  • Ray-Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray-Rice Cemetery
    • The Ray-Rice Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray-Rice Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Flag Pond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484588 <5>
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
  • Stokley Cutshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokley Cutshall Cemetery
    • The Stokley Cutshall Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Gaither Shelton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaither Shelton Cemetery
    • The Gaither Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Culvin Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culvin Creek Cemetery
    • The Culvin Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
  • George Worley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Justice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justice Cemetery
    • The Justice Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Engle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Engle Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Bevy Landers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bevy Landers Cemetery
      • The Bevy Landers Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
      • The Bevy Landers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Belva Cemetery
    • Fender Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fender Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County (NC)
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Henley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • 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 Washington County
    • Arrington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arrington Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Painter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Painter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Painter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Painter Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Aikens - Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aikens - Shelton Cemetery
      • The Aikens - Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Lisenbee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisenbee Cemetery
      • The Lisenbee Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Boles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boles Cemetery
      • The Boles Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Creed Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creed Shelton Cemetery
      • The Creed Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • John Roberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Roberts Cemetery
      • The John Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
      • The John Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hensley Family Cemetery
    • Baker Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Creek Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baker Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Baker Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Proffitt Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffitt Family Cemetery
      • The Proffitt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Shook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shook Cemetery
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Murray Gap Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Gap Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Banks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Madison County (NC)
      • The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Yancey County (NC)
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County (NC)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County (NC)
    • Whitson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Loganton ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
    • Loganton is located in Unicoi County
  • Clear Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
    • Former name for Clear Branch:
    • Kittyton
  • Flag Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
    • Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
  • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
  • Allegheny
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
    • Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Foster Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
    • Foster Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Banner Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
    • Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
  • Higgins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higgins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
    • Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
  • Ramseytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
    • Ramseytown is located in Yancey County (NC)
  • Sioux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
  • Cutshalltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
    • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Bethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Madison County (NC)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Erwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Unicoi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <7>
    • White Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Chapel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Bailey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Kansas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • Conklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Washington County
    • Relief
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Richlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
    • Allenstand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
      • Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Day Book
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
      • Day Book is located in Yancey County (NC)
    • Camp Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Greene County
    • Mars Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ivy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
      • Ivy is located in Madison County (NC)
    • Burnsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limestone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <7>
    • Tipton Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
      • Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)

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 Tilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Unicoi County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tilson Cemetery:

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 Tilson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1646962  (Tilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646962 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: Flag Pond
    • County: Unicoi         Elev: 733
    • Location given for GNIS #1646962 (Tilson Cemetery)

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 Unicoi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Tilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0301, Longitude: -82.5254       In this case, the coordinates for the Tilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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