A visit to the Van Over 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 Over Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Over Cemetery:
36.4601, -82.1832
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Over Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Over Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Van Over Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Over Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Van Over Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Over Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crumley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Boy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Morning View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morning View Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morning View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bluff City.
- The Morning View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bluff City Morning View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149796 <5>
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Mauk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mauk Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- McLaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaney Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Peregoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peregoy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peregoy Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Fulkerson & Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Over Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Over Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Biltmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Ruthton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Akard Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Holston Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Blountville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Thom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Austin Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Beechnut City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Sac ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
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 Over Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Over Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
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 helpful 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 Van Over Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Over Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327297 (Van Over Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327297 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 515 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keenburg
- Location given for Van Over Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4601071 Lon: -82.1831868
- 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 Sullivan, 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 from Point A (ie- Van Over 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. |