A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
35.3754, -84.7241
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northeast of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Riceville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Minnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Minnett Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnett Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- Union Chapel UMC 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Bellefounte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Delano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Englewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Manila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Sewee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Walnut Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Benton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Calhoun
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
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 professional and volunteer 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273720 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273720 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riceville
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3753506 Lon: -84.724107
- 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 McMinn, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove 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. |