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:
36.1876, -83.1010
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 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 .
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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)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McKenney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisecarver Cemetery
- Haun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wisecarver Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisecarver Cemetery
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Luster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Luster Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luster Cemetery
- Bible Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bible Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- McCorkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCorkel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCorkel Cemetery
- Neilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neilson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCullough Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Bent Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bent Creek Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Midway Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
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)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bulls Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Mosheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Leadvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Romeo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parrottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baneberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
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 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 Greene 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 #1275165 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275165 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mohawk
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1875967 Lon: -83.100995
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |
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