A visit to the Witt 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 Witt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witt Cemetery:
36.1484, -83.2866
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witt Cemetery is located in Hamblen County<2>.
The county seat for Hamblen County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the north of the Witt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Witt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Witt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Carter's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter's Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter's Cemetery
- The Carter's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10254 <5>
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Harle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harle Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harle Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Thomas Jarnagin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Emma Jarnagin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Colman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Colman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman Cemetery
- Inman Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Inman Bend Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Bend Cemetery
- The Inman Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Inman Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old St. Paul Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Paul Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leadvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Baneberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Marshalls Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Wa-Ni Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Dandridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wyatt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Alena ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Bailey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
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 Witt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamblen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- Morristown
- Newport
- Whitesburg
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 Witt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamblen 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 Witt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1307249 (Witt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1307249 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: Hamblen
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morristown
- Location given for Witt Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1484266 Lon: -83.2865564
- 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 Hamblen, 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 from Point A (ie- Witt 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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