A visit to the Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wagner Cemetery:
36.3293, -81.9821
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wagner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Franklin Hatley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629594 <5>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Dugger Cemetery
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11501 <5>
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <5>
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- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Andrews - Tester Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews - Tester Cemetery
- The Andrews - Tester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrews Cemetery
- Sugar Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455892 <5>
- Bunton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- The Bunton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buntontown Cemetery
- Buntown Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9944 <5>
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wagner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- High Health ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Beech Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Banner Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
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 Wagner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wagner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wagner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Wagner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273530 (Wagner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273530 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 660 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Mills
- Location given for Wagner Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3292868 Lon: -81.9820637
- 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 Johnson, 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- Wagner 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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