A visit to the Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolf Creek Cemetery:
35.6351, -84.8658
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wolf Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- DeVaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The DeVaney Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVaney Cemetery
- Jolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jolley Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Wassom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wassom Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassom Cemetery
- Spring City Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Porter - Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McCabe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCabe Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Rhea Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leuty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leuty Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuty 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]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Roddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Goodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pioneer Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Burke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Glen Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Prigmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
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 Wolf Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274954 (Wolf Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274954 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring City
- Location given for Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6350707 Lon: -84.8657805
- 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 Rhea, 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 from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |