A visit to the Beckler 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 Beckler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beckler Cemetery:
35.0815, -84.5833
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beckler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beckler Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north northwest of the Beckler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beckler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Beckler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beckler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Curbow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Curbow Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curbow Cemetery
- Runyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Campbellite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nancy Ward Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nancy Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Benton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16162 <5>
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ball Play Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Reliance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reliance Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance 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 Beckler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beckler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chable ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Archville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocoee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oldfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Tennga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ducktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Copperhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Chestuee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- McCaysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Epworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Burger Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Wildwood Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
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 Beckler 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 Beckler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
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 Beckler 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 Beckler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1327546 (Beckler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1327546 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: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caney Creek
- Location given for Beckler Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0814653 Lon: -84.5832654
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beckler 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. |