A visit to the Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wallace Cemetery:
36.3893, -81.7440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wallace Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the north northwest of the Wallace Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wallace Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wallace Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <6>
- Comet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Rutherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Brownwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Warrensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
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 Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boone
- Boone lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wallace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Mountain City
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 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 Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273677 (Wallace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273677 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: 973 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Wallace Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3892899 Lon: -81.7440011
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallace 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. |