Sullivan County, Tennessee Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Sullivan County, Tennessee from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Sullivan County Overview
227
Cemeteries
38
Indexed Records
227
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Sullivan County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Sullivan County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Sullivan County, Tennessee contains 227 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 38 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Glenwood Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1921 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Sullivan County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Sullivan County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Sullivan County map overview
County center reference: 36.5169, -82.3623
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Sullivan County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Sullivan County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 10
Back to TennesseeGlenwood Cemetery
USGSEast Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
USGSOak Hill Memorial Park
VA📍 KINGSPORT, TN
Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church Cemetery
USGSAdams Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSMorning View Cemetery
USGSOak Hill Funeral Hm & Memorial Pk
VA📍 KINGSPORT, TN
Oakhill Memorial Park & Cremation Gardens
VA📍 KINGSPORT, TN
Rooty Branch Cemetery
VA📍 BRISTOL, TN
Shipley Cemetery
USGSAcuff Cemetery
USGSAnderson Family Cemetery
USGSAnderson-Hughes Cemetery
USGSArcadia United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSArrants Cemetery
USGSAtkinson Cemetery
USGSBacon Cemetery
USGSBaker Cemetery
USGSBaker Cemetery
USGSBare Cemetery
USGSBarnes Cemetery
USGSBarr Cemetery
USGSBaxter Cemetery
USGSBear Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Sullivan County, Tennessee
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Charles C Baker
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Donald Reeve Gonce
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Elmer Ray Roe
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Emmett Lloyd Harrison
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Ed Hinkle
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Eugene Palmer Pope
🪦 Oakhill Memorial Park & Cremation Gardens
Bert F Callahan
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Charles E Wright
🪦 Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Buddy Leon Gilley
🪦 Oak Hill Memorial Park
Charles Clayton White
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Emory L Mullins
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Eric Gustav Henrikson
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Darrell Elmo Davis
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Ernest Stephen Kerney
🪦 Oak Hill Memorial Park
Charles S Dickson
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
E Rhea Newland
🪦 Oak Hill Funeral Hm & Memorial Pk
Dwight David Cummings
🪦 Adams Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Charles F Seeger
🪦 Morning View Cemetery
Chester Edmond Norton
🪦 Oak Hill Memorial Park
Ernest Bruce Nave
🪦 Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Danny Earl Sharp
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Charles Baxter Eaves
🪦 Oak Hill Memorial Park
Eddie B Baker
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Douglas R Hayden
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Sullivan County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Sullivan County, Tennessee
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Charles C Baker
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Donald Reeve Gonce
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
1940-09-30 - 2022-08-05 Rank: LCPL
Elmer Ray Roe
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
1946-12-14 - 2022-05-23 Rank: SP4
Emmett Lloyd Harrison
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
1931-01-22 - 2022-03-20 Rank: CPL
Ed Hinkle
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
1933-11-19 - 2022-03-13 Rank: SN
Eugene Palmer Pope
🪦 Oakhill Memorial Park & Cremation Gardens
1936-01-21 - 2021-11-02 Rank: PFC
Bert F Callahan
🪦 Glenwood Cemetery
1921-12-15 - 2021-11-01 Rank: SGT
Charles E Wright
🪦 Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church Cemetery
1935-04-11 - 2021-10-11
Buddy Leon Gilley
🪦 Oak Hill Memorial Park
1939-12-03 - 2021-09-30 Rank: A2C
Charles Clayton White
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
1923-02-07 - 2021-09-11 Rank: TEC 4
Emory L Mullins
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
1932-03-06 - 2021-08-09 Rank: SSGT
Eric Gustav Henrikson
🪦 East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
1945-02-08 - 2021-07-09 Rank: PFC
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Sullivan County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Sullivan County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Sullivan County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Sullivan County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Sullivan County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Glenwood Cemetery
12 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
11 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Sullivan County burial records
Use a full name plus Sullivan County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Tennessee archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Sullivan County
Sullivan County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Tennessee archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Sullivan County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Sullivan County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Sullivan County?
227 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Sullivan County, Tennessee, with 227 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Sullivan County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Sullivan County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Sullivan County burial records include military branch context?
38 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Sullivan County.