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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 Wright Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery

Lat:   36.1876°   (36° 11' 15")

Lon:   -83.1010°   (-83° 6' 3")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Greeneville. Greeneville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crosby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
  • McKenney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKenney Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Wisecarver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisecarver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisecarver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Haun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haun Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Wisecarver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisecarver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisecarver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Kesterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Luster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Luster Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Bible Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bible Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bible Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Drake Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Greene County
    • McCorkel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCorkel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCorkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCorkel Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Neilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neilson Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cocke County
    • Hale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • McCullough Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCullough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCullough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCullough Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
    • Bent Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bent Creek Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
    • Heath Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heath Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
    • Thomason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cocke County
    • Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Hawkins County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Beulah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Greene County
  • Warrensburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
    • Warrensburg is located in Greene County
  • Silver City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bulls Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Gap
    • Bulls Gap is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulls Gap <7>
  • Whitesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mosheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosheim <7>
  • Marvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marvin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Marvin is located in Greene County
  • East Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • East Village is located in Hamblen County
  • Little Chucky ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chucky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
    • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
  • Bright Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
    • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
  • Leadvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leadvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
    • Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bybee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
      • White Pine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <7>
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Greene County
    • Romeo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
      • Romeo is located in Greene County
    • Persia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Persia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
      • Persia is located in Hawkins County
    • Morristown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <7>
    • Parrottsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
      • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <7>
    • Baneberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baneberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baneberry
      • Baneberry is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baneberry <7>
    • Galbraith Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galbraith Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
      • Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
    • Sirenburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sirenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
      • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
    • Morelock ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
      • Morelock is located in Greene County
    • Mooresburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyatt Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
      • Wyatt Village is located in Grainger 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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1275165  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1275165 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: Mohawk
    • County: Greene         Elev: 335
    • Location given for GNIS #1275165 (Wright Cemetery)

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 Greene, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1876, Longitude: -83.1010       In this case, the coordinates for the Wright 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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