A visit to the Wassom 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 Wassom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wassom Cemetery:
35.6706, -84.8777
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wassom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wassom Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wassom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wassom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wassom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wassom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Godbehere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Godbehere Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbehere Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- DeVaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The DeVaney Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVaney Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Jolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- McCabe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCabe Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe Cemetery
- Leuty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Leuty Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuty Cemetery
- Rhea Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanns Creek Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17019 <5>
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Pyott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pyott Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyott Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Porter - Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Cash - Foust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins 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 Wassom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wassom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Roddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Glen Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Ninemile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Beta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prigmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Rockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Winesap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
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 Wassom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wassom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wassom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 Wassom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273870 (Wassom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273870 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennine
- Location given for Wassom Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6706261 Lon: -84.8777254
- 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 Rhea, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wassom 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. |