A visit to the Vance 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 Vance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vance Cemetery:
36.0629, -83.6196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Vance Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vance Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Vance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Oakes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Gillette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Stringfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Moulden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- McCampbells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wooten Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Chapel Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncum Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Trent Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trent Cain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cain Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson - Randlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Valley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley Cemetery
- New Market Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strawberry Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Thorn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Alena ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Peters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Maples ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Skaggston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Boyds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- McMillan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Catlettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dandridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
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 Vance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Mascot
- New Market
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Vance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Vance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273364 (Vance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273364 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Vance Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0628648 Lon: -83.61962
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vance 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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