A visit to the Big 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 Big Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Creek Cemetery:
35.4670, -84.2994
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies just to the northwest of the Big Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Big Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
- Mahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulah Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Tellico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tellico Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Notchey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Druid Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Druid Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid Hill Cemetery
- Sink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sink Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Madisonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Eleazar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eleazar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eleazar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Tellico Plains.
- The Eleazar Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eleazar UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11689 <5>
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click 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 Big Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Madisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tellico Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Jalapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Vonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Manila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Trigonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Bell Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Epperson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Jena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Big Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Englewood
- Madisonville
- Sweetwater
- Tellico Plains
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 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 Big Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Big Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646998 (Big Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646998 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Big Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4670216 Lon: -84.299364
- 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 Monroe, 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- Big 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. |
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