A visit to the Big Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Springs Cemetery:
36.0148, -85.3594
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Springs Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the southwest of the Big Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Board Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Board Valley Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glade Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Creek Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Chapel Cemetery
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17875 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frasier Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415982 <5>
- Lance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Neverfail Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Neverfail Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neverfail Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Neverfail Cemetery with the Big Springs Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16239 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ravenscroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Algood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Doyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jeremiah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Fanchers Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Darkey Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Meade ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Obey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Beaver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Monterey
- Sparta
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 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321167 (Big Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321167 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: White
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monterey Lake
- Location given for Big Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.014787 Lon: -85.3594167
- 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 White, 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 Springs 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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