A visit to the Big Lick 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 Lick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Lick Cemetery:
35.8098, -85.0258
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Lick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Big Lick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Lick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Big Lick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Van Hoy Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hoy Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Hale Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Chapel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Chapel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- New Era Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tollett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Linary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Linary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Linary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Crossville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14735 <5>
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Lick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lantana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Howard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Roddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Glen Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lake Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 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 Big Lick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Lick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Pikeville
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Big Lick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Lick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318283 (Big Lick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318283 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandever
- Location given for Big Lick Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8097905 Lon: -85.0257883
- 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 Cumberland, 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 from Point A (ie- Big Lick 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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