A visit to the Wills 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 Wills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wills Cemetery:
36.5553, -82.7432
The Wills Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<1>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wills Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Tartar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tartar Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartar Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Davis Larkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kinkead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
- Bussell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bussell Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussell Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Looney Mauk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yankee Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Cemetery
- Foust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Foust Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foust Cemetery
- Sensabaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sensabaugh Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensabaugh Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
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]<2> of the Wills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rotherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Morrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Cherokee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Fall Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Beechwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Kepler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jearoldstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Wills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Wills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274774 (Wills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274774 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 447 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Wills Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5550978 Lon: -82.7434936
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Wills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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