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Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   36.5507°   (36° 33' 2")

Lon:   -82.3351°   (-82° 20' 6")

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

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the south southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wolford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolford Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Acuff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Blountville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blountville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blountville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blountville Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Mackey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mackey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Barr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Fauver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fauver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fauver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fauver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Stine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stine Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Drake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drake Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Rhee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rhee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Gunnings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gunnings Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Adams Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Seneker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Fulkerson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulkerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Snapp Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snapp Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Holt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Latture Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latture Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latture Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Latture Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Cutsinger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutsinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cutsinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cutsinger Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Harr Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Pendleton - Neil Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton - Neil Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pendleton - Neil Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pendleton - Neil Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pendleton - Neil Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Bloomingdale.
      • The Pendleton - Neil Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pendleton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16972 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Hines Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Carden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carden Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Snodgrass Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snodgrass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snodgrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Dishner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dishner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dishner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dishner Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Deck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Staubus Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staubus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staubus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staubus Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Seneker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seneker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Combs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Combs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Combs Cemetery is located in Sullivan County

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 Wilson Cemetery.

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

  • Blountville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Beechnut City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
    • Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
  • Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Sac ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
    • Sac is located in Sullivan County
  • Lella ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Lella is located in Sullivan County
  • Walnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Thom ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
    • Thom is located in Sullivan County
  • Rock City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Sullivan County
  • Bluff City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <7>
  • Colby ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Sullivan County
  • Orebank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
    • Orebank is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
    • Piney Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Childress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Childress is located in Sullivan County
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Beechwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
      • Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Colonial Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
      • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <7>
    • Spurgeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Sullivan County
    • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
      • Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
    • Fordtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
      • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Gray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <7>
    • Flourville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
      • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • Ruthton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
    • Kingsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
      • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <7>
    • Borden Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
      • Borden Village is located in Sullivan County

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. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wilson Cemetery:

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 #1274823  (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1274823 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: Blountville
    • County: Sullivan         Elev: 537
    • Location given for GNIS #1274823 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

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

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 '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- ) 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: 36.5507, Longitude: -82.3351       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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