A visit to the Biles Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Biles Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Biles Cemetery (FG ID #9307).
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 Biles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Biles Cemetery:
36.6040, -85.7919
The Biles Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Biles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Biles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Biles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Biles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- John Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brandon Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Franklin - York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Biles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Biles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hermitage Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gamaliel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hestand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Forkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Biles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Biles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Biles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Biles Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9307
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277454 (Biles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277454 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Boiling Springs
- Location given for Biles Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6039453 Lon: -85.7919217
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biles 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. |