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 ...
The Big Springs Cemetery is located in White County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Board Valley Cemetery
- The Board Valley Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
- France Cemetery
- The France Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Glade Creek Cemetery
- The Glade Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Creek Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Lance Cemetery
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Neverfail Cemetery
- 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 Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 146 miles to the southwest).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16239 <2>
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Rose Cemetery
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
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]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Algood
- Beaver Hill
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cookeville
- Creston
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Darkey Springs
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Ditty
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Erasmus
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Fanchers Mills
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Meade ‑ Historic
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Methodist ‑ Historic
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Monterey
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Obey City
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Park Village
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Ravenscroft
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Shennon Village
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Sparta
- Sweetgum
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Todd Town
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
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 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |