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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. 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 Vance Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vance 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 Vance Cemetery

Lat:   36.1006°   (36° 6' 2")

Lon:   -83.6543°   (-83° 39' 15")

The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Vance Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Vance Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Duncum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • McBee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mouth of Richland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mouth of Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mouth of Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mouth of Richland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Grainger County
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frazier Cemetery is located in Grainger County
  • Trent Cain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Cain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trent Cain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Meek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Blue Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McBee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Nance Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
    • Shipe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shipe Cemetery is located in Grainger County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Howell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • McBee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Stringfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Holston View Memory Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holston View Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holston View Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holston View Memory Gardens is located in Knox County
    • Moulden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moulden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Roderick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roderick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roderick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roderick Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Vance Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vance Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vance Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Stone Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Grainger County
    • Perrin Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perrin Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perrin Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perrin Hollow Cemetery is located in Grainger County

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Grainger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <6>
  • Zacharytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
    • Zacharytown is located in Knox County
  • Mascot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
  • Lyonton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
    • Lyonton is located in Knox County
  • Lea Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lea Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
    • Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
  • New Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <6>
  • Maples ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Maples is located in Grainger County
  • Skaggston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
    • Skaggston is located in Knox County
  • Thorn Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
    • Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
  • Highpoint ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
    • Highpoint is located in Knox County
  • McMillan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
    • McMillan is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wooddale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
      • Wooddale is located in Knox County
    • Dumplin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
      • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
    • Piedmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
    • Alena ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
      • Alena is located in Jefferson County
    • Luttrell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Corryton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peters Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
      • Peters Mill is located in Knox County
    • Jefferson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Joppa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Grainger County
    • John Sevier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
      • John Sevier is located in Knox County
    • Henry Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
      • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
    • Flat Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
      • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
    • Maloneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
      • Maloneyville is located in Knox County

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.

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 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 Vance 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 Vance Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1273365  (Vance Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1273365 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: Mascot
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 295
    • Location given for GNIS #1273365 (Vance 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vance Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1006, Longitude: -83.6543       In this case, the coordinates for the Vance 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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