A visit to the Bigham 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 Bigham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bigham Cemetery:
35.5870, -86.3989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bigham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bigham Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south southwest of the Bigham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bigham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bigham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bigham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Ogilivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ogilivie Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilivie Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Cortner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cortner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner Cemetery
- Rainwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rainwater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwater Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Houston Whitworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Erwin Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Erwin Slave Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Slave Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wallis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Hazel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hazel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- Norvell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Norvell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell Cemetery
- Peacock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Hart Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Chapel Cemetery
- Hurricane Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Henry - Jarman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Beachboard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beachboard Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboard Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd 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 Bigham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bigham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Buckle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Haley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Gossburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Whitaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Dillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Bradyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Bigham Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bigham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Bigham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Bigham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319243 (Bigham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319243 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deason
- Location given for Bigham Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5870155 Lon: -86.3988821
- 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 Bedford, 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 from Point A (ie- Bigham 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |