RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Carter County >> Wilson CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee





A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wilson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilson Cemetery (FG ID #20445)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   36.3908°   (36° 23' 26")

Lon:   -82.1339°   (-82° 8' 2")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.

The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the west southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .

Establishment of the Wilson Cemetery ...

The Wilson Cemetery was established in 1926.

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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Carter County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wilson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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.

    • Hunter
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Biltmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
      • Biltmore is located in Carter County
    • Elizabethton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buladeen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
      • Buladeen is located in Carter County
      • Former names for Buladeen:
      • Colesville
      • Magnetic
    • Childress
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Childress is located in Sullivan County
    • Watauga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Central
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County
    • Bluff City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Former name for Bluff City:
      • Zollicoffer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
    • Piney Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Gap Run
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
        • Gap Run is located in Carter County
      • Ruthton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
        • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
      • Oakland Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
        • Oakland Village is located in Washington County
      • South Gate Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
        • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
      • Pine Crest
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
        • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
      • Austin Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
        • Austin Village is located in Washington County
      • North Johnson City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
        • North Johnson City is located in Washington County
      • Johnson City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
        • Johnson City is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
        • Former names for Johnson City:
        • Blue Plum Station
        • Haynesville
        • Johnsons Depot
        • Johnsons Tank
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
      • Whispering Pines
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
        • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
      • Roan Mountain
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Forest Hills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
        • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Bristol
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tolley Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
        • Tolley Town is located in Carter County
      • Walnut Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
        • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Cross
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
        • Cross is located in Sullivan County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
      • Blountville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
        • Blountville is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <5>

    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 Carter County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Morrell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrell Cemetery
    • Kitzmiller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitzmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitzmiller Cemetery
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Buckles Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckles Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckles Cemetery
    • Peters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Nave Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nave Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nave Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Ritchie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchie Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Fulkerson & Glover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Grindstaff Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grindstaff Cemetery
      • Stover Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stover Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
      • Nave Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bowers Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Pierce Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Van Huss Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Huss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Huss Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Huss Cemetery
      • Forbes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
      • Lyons Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
      • Estep Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Vaughn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Fitzsimmons Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • The Fitzsimmons Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Drakes Cliff Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372847 <1>
      • Carter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carter Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Ledford Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ledford Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledford Cemetery
      • Treadway Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treadway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Treadway Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treadway Cemetery
      • Deloach Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deloach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deloach Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deloach Cemetery
      • Bowers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Heaton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
      • Grindstaff Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grindstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grindstaff Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1327402  (Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1327402 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Keenburg
      • County: Carter         Elev: 525
      • Location given for GNIS #1327402 (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20445

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3908, Longitude: -82.1339    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024