A visit to the Allen Chapel 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 Allen Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Chapel Cemetery:
36.3712, -85.4772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the east of the Allen Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Allen Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Fisk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Cemetery
- Hilham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham Cemetery
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McClaine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Gainesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Garretts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Beaver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Free Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Free Communion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Cookeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rough Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Taylors Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Haydenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
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 Allen Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Allen Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Allen Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644890 (Allen Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644890 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windle
- Location given for Allen Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3711718 Lon: -85.4771939
- 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 Overton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allen Chapel 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. |