A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.1992, -83.9652
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Vandagriff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Vandagriff Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandagriff Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Byrams Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Byrams Fork Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrams Fork Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakgrove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Warwick Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of Knoxville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289599 <5>
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- New Loyston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Loyston Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Loyston Cemetery
- Coppock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coppock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock Cemetery
- Ridenour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
- Pyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Home MB Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home MB Church Cemetery
- The New Home MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Home Cemetery
- Clear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Andersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Andersonville Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hansards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Snodderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snodderly Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodderly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Andersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Paulette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Heiskell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Maloneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Corryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Rocky Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Boy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Demory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dante
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Greenway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Sentertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fountain City
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- Norris
- Powell
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 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275166 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275166 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: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Ridge Park
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1992458 Lon: -83.9651919
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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. |