A visit to the Zachary 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 Zachary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zachary Cemetery:
36.2823, -83.6563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zachary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zachary Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east of the Zachary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zachary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Zachary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zachary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hammock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cabbage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cabbage Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Cemetery
- Pennington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boruff Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boruff Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Warter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Warter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warter Cemetery
- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arnwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnwine Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnwine Cemetery
- Hopson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason 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 Zachary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zachary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Lulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Maples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Lea Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Rutledge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Zacharytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Corryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Raven Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
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 Zachary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zachary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Zachary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Zachary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275346 (Zachary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275346 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powder Springs
- Location given for Zachary Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2823056 Lon: -83.6562953
- 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 Grainger, 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- Zachary 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. |