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:
36.3476, -84.8024
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 Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian Potter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17366 <5>
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19286 <5>
- Allardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allardt Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompkin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompkin Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Laurel Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Dale Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale Cemetery
- The Laurel Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rugby Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Hick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hick Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spurlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Shadrich Jones Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Deer Lodge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259761 <5>
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #528164 <5>
- Freels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Freels Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freels Cemetery
- Mt. Helen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Helen Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Helen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Burrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Allardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Grimsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bucklick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Annadel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- New River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Crab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Clarkrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Jamestown
- Sunbright
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fentress 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 #1275168 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275168 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 471 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burrville
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3475732 Lon: -84.8024457
- 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 Fentress, 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 drawn 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. |