A visit to the Ball Play 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 Ball Play Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Play Cemetery:
35.0292, -84.7016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Play Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ball Play Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ball Play Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ball Play Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Play Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shields - Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Curbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Curbow Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curbow Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Play Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Play Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ball Play
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Tennga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Cisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ocoee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Archville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Chestuee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howardville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
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 Ball Play Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Play Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cleveland
- Eton
- Eton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ball Play Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ball Play Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Ball Play Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641509 (Ball Play Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641509 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parksville
- Location given for Ball Play Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0292432 Lon: -84.7016038
- 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ball Play 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. |