A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
36.5240, -83.6166
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the south southeast of the Willis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chumley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Greer's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Flemon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flemon Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemon Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Woodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson Cemetery
- Marsee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Marsee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsee Cemetery
- Kibert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kibert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibert Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Cave Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Forge Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forge Ridge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrogate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- New Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Middlesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Lone Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Stony Fork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Big Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Raven Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Capito
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Varilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
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 Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274741 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274741 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.523971 Lon: -83.6165776
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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 Claiborne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willis 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. |
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