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. 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 Wallace Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery
Lat: 36.0726° (36° 4' 21")
Lon: -83.9655° (-83° 57' 55")
The Wallace Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the south southeast of the Wallace Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12830 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Webb Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jett Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Golden Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Golden Cross Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Thomas Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- The Thomas Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Mynatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mynatt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mynatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mynatt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Bookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookout Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bookout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bookout Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Hudgens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Lynnhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Barner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayless Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Knox County
- McCloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCloud Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Spitzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spitzer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spitzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spitzer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Greenfield Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenfield Memorial Cemetery is located in Knox County
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.
- Halls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Murphy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Dante
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Fountain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <7>
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Heiskell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Maloneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Claxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
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- Marble City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Marble City is located in Knox County
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- McMillan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Paulette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paulette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gabe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
- Karns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Norris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <7>
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Skaggston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Corryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Norris
- Powell
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 Wallace Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1273670 (Wallace Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1273670 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: Fountain City
- County: Knox Elev: 336
- Location given for GNIS #1273670 (Wallace Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
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 Knox, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wallace Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0726, Longitude: -83.9655 In this case, the coordinates for the Wallace 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |