About Lawson Chapel Cemetery
Lawson Chapel Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Newport, Jefferson County, Tennessee. It lies about 6.8 mi east of Newport. The grounds sit at about 1,053 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1318676. The nearest other listed cemetery is Taylor Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge, about 6.3 mi away. It is one of 140 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 198 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Newport. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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35.98759, -83.30627
What Lawson Chapel Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Taylor CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery0.2 mi
- Old Holt CemeteryDandridge, TNCemetery0.7 mi
- Tryon CemeteryDandridge, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Antioch CemeteryDandridge, TNChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Ball CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Rinehart CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery1.2 mi
- Resthaven Memorial GardensNewport, TNMemorial park1.2 mi
- Old Griffin CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery1.3 mi
- Nazarene CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery1.5 mi
- Nazarene CemeteryNewport, TNCemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Lawson Chapel Cemetery
- Farrar Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Dandridge · (865) 397-2711
- Manes Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Newport · (423) 623-6952
- Farrar Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · White Pine · (865) 674-2441
- Fielden Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Jefferson City · (865) 262-0379
- Farrar Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Jefferson City · (865) 475-3892
- Alder Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Morristown · (423) 581-5113
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lawson Chapel Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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