A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
36.4570, -82.5932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wells Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Hargis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hargis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargis Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Dolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dolen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolen Cemetery
- Old Fall Branch - Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Steadman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Steadman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Oak Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Glenn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Glenn Cemetery
- Fall Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch Cemetery
- Fall Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baines Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Fulkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Kincheloe - Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Depew Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Depew Chapel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fall Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Rotherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Borden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Locust Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Spurgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Cherokee Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Block City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Jearoldstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Colby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Morrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
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 Wells Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274107 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274107 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 450 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan Gardens
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4570458 Lon: -82.5932076
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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 Sullivan, 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- Wells 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |