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:
36.4607, -82.5354
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 12 miles [19.3 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 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Hite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Copas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Copas Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Hargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hargis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargis Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Double Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Conklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Cemetery
- Eastern Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
- Copas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Copas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard 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:
- Fordtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
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- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Colonial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 south)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Beechwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Fall Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Horace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Rotherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Locust Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- 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
- Flourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Sac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Green Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
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 begin 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 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 #1274108 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274108 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: 460 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan Gardens
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4606579 Lon: -82.5354272
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |