A visit to the Tolley 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 Tolley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tolley Cemetery:
36.1865, -82.2282
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tolley 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 west southwest of the Tolley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Tolley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tolley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Hyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hyder Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Woodby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Simerly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simerly Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simerly Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
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]<3> of the Tolley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tolley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tolley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
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- Limestone Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Buladean
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Heaton Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- South Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Tipton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Banner Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Relief
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Carnegie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Elizabethton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Tolley 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 Tolley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethton
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Tolley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tolley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Unicoi 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 Tolley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327229 (Tolley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327229 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: Unicoi
- Est. Elev: 970 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron Mountain Gap
- Location given for Tolley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1865 Lon: -82.2281868
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tolley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |