A visit to the Barrett 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 Barrett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barrett Cemetery:
36.5404, -82.9107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barrett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Barrett Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Barrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Still Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
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- Shanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Moneyhun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moneyhun Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneyhun Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moneyhun Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Eidson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15718 <5>
- Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Creatch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Creatch Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creatch Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
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- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Snap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Snap Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Edens - Tignor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edens - Tignor Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edens - Tignor Cemetery
- The Edens - Tignor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tignor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1045908 <5>
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery
- The Absalom Starnes Looney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looneys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551946 <5>
- Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Looney Mauk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Looney Mauk Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Mauk Cemetery
- The Looney Mauk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looney Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2560218 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barrett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
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- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Kyles Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Kepler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Block City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Strahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Jearoldstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Rotherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Greenvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Sneedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Romeo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Beartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
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 Barrett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Barrett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Barrett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276384 (Barrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276384 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looneys Gap
- Location given for Barrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5403721 Lon: -82.91072
- 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 Hawkins, 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- Barrett 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. |
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