A visit to the Bent Creek 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 Bent Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bent Creek Cemetery:
36.2607, -83.1421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bent Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bent Creek Cemetery is located in Hamblen County<2>.
The county seat for Hamblen County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bent Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bent Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bent Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bent Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Haun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCullough Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lee Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lee Valley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- The Cobb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Read Private Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10644 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Hamblen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- McKenney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKenney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bent Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bent Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bulls Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Galbraith Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Wyatt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Bean Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mosheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Strahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
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 Bent Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamblen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bent Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Morristown
- Rogersville
- Whitesburg
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 Bent Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamblen 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 Bent Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277027 (Bent Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277027 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: Hamblen
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Bent Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2606507 Lon: -83.1421101
- 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 Hamblen, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bent Creek 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. |