About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Speedwell, Union County, Tennessee. It lies about 7.1 mi north of Speedwell. The grounds sit at about 1,332 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1295375. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cox Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Cooke-Campbell Mortuary in Maynardville, about 7.8 mi away. It is one of 148 cemeteries we list in Union County, and 199 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Speedwell. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.35729, -83.84908
What Nelson 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
- Cox CemeteryMaynardville, TNCemetery0.6 mi
- Johnson CemeterySpeedwell, TNCemetery0.8 mi
- Cox CemeterySpeedwell, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Ellison CemeteryMaynardville, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Sharp CemeteryMaynardville, TNCemetery1.5 mi
- Blue Springs CemeterySpeedwell, TNCemetery1.6 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryMaynardville, TNCemetery1.9 mi
- Cave Spring CemeterySpeedwell, TNCemetery2.1 mi
- Lay CemeterySpeedwell, TNCemetery2.2 mi
- Sharp CemeteryMaynardville, TNCemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Cooke-Campbell Mortuary7.8 miMortuary · Maynardville · (865) 992-5456
- Trinity Funeral Home8.3 miFuneral home · Maynardville · (865) 992-5002
- Claiborne Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · New Tazewell
- Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · New Tazewell · (423) 626-2191
- Walters Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · LaFollette · (423) 562-2424
- Martin Wilson Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · LaFollette · (423) 562-7452
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