A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
36.2340, -84.1633
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Queener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Queener Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queener Cemetery
- Disney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Disney Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lovely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lovely Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Pickle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickle Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Disney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Disney Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disney Cemetery
- Island Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Coopers View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Coopers View Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rocky Top
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <6>
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Jacksboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Caryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leinarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Demory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Panther ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Boy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- LaFollette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <6>
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Smoky Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Heiskell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Straight Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Norma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Hembree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Jacksboro
- LaFollette
- Norris
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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274814 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274814 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake City
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2339677 Lon: -84.1632572
- 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 Anderson, 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- Wilson 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. |