A visit to the Van Loon 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 Van Loon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Loon Cemetery:
35.9459, -84.1107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Loon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Loon Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Van Loon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Loon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Van Loon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Loon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yarnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Yarnell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell Cemetery
- Beaver Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brimer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimer Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Blackoak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackoak Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackoak Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Phibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phibbs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phibbs Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Childs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Childs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
- Cox View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cox View Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox View Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Loon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Loon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Karns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Volunteer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Dante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Heiskell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Bear ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Eaton Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Bonny Kate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Van Loon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Loon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Farragut
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Lenoir City
- Oak Ridge
- Powell
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 either 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 Van Loon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Van Loon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304294 (Van Loon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304294 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bearden
- Location given for Van Loon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9459133 Lon: -84.1107474
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Knox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Loon 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. |
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