Sparks Cemetery
Sparks Cemetery is a cemetery in Carter, Tennessee. Sparks Cemetery is situated nearby to the village Central, as well as near the hamlet Milligan College.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Watauga and Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area.
Fort Watauga
Fort
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Fort Watauga, also known as Fort Caswell, was a fortification located in the Watauga River's Sycamore Shoals near modern-day Elizabethton, Tennessee. It was constructed from 1775 to 1776 by the Watauga Association, a semi-autonomous government founded by American settlers living near the river, to defend the settlers against attacks from British-allied Indians. Fort Watauga is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sparks Cemetery.
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Park
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is a state park located in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The park consists of 70 acres situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky, and the settlement of the Trans-Appalachian frontier in general, took place. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sparks Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central and Milligan College.
Central
Village
Central is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census and 2,279 at the 2010 census.
Milligan College
Hamlet
Milligan College is an unincorporated community and an area of Elizabethton, in Carter County, Tennessee. Milligan is home to Milligan University and Emmanuel Christian Seminary. All of Milligan has been annexed by the city of Elizabethton.
Pine Crest
Village
Pine Crest is a census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,388 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Pine Crest is situated 2 miles southwest of Sparks Cemetery.
Sparks Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.3191° or 36° 19′ 9″ northLongitude
-82.28599° or 82° 17′ 10″ westElevation
1,614 feet (492 metres)Open location code
868V8P97+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1157159811OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4659168
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