A visit to the Averitt 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 Averitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Averitt Cemetery:
36.2556, -87.5058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Averitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Averitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Averitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Averitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Averitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Averitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ragan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ragan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Lillys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lillys Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillys Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Keele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Keele Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keele Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
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- Parrott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aaron James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9924 <5>
- Vanleer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Averitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Averitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Vanleer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dunn Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McEwen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Throckmorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Tennessee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Averitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Averitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Averitt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Averitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Averitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1324001 (Averitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1324001 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellis Mills
- Location given for Averitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2556116 Lon: -87.5058459
- 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 Dickson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Averitt 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. |