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A visit to the Bills Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bills Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bills Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bills Creek Cemetery

Lat:   36.3642°   (36° 21' 51")

Lon:   -85.0319°   (-85° 1' 54")

The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County<2>.

The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the northeast of the Bills Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bills Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bills Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Waters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Dungan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Roanoke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roanoke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roanoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • The King Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beatytown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
  • Owens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • G.W. Conatser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the G.W. Conatser Cemetery
      • The G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located in Fentress County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
      • The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conatser Cemetery
      • George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <5>
    • Storie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Storie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Storie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Storie Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Bowden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowden Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Hinds Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinds Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
      • The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
      • The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reagan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368502 <5>
    • Bolestown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolestown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolestown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
    • Sells Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sells Cemetery
      • The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
      • The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henry Sells Cemetery
    • Goney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goney Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Spurlin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Jamestown City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamestown City Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Wood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Fentress County

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 Bills Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bills Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Little Crab
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
    • Little Crab is located in Fentress County
  • Wilder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
    • Wilder is located in Fentress County
  • Grimsley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Allardt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
    • Allardt is located in Fentress County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <6>
  • Poteet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
    • Poteet is located in Overton County
  • Qualls ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
    • Qualls is located in Overton County
  • Hanging Limb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanging Limb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
    • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
  • Clarkrange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pall Mall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
  • Bushing ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
    • Bushing is located in Overton County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lovejoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
      • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
    • Obey City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Byrdstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Glades
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
      • Glades is located in Morgan County
    • Taylors Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
      • Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
    • Free Communion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
      • Free Communion is located in Overton County
    • Garretts Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
      • Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
    • Bucklick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucklick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
      • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
    • Burrville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
      • Burrville is located in Morgan County
    • Chanute
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chanute. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
      • Chanute is located in Pickett County
    • Livingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Overton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <6>
    • Beaver Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
      • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
    • Brewstertown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewstertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
      • Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
    • Static
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Static. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
      • Static is located in Pickett County

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 Bills Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bills Creek 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 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 Bills Creek Cemetery:

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 Bills Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1320826  (Bills Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1320826 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilder
    • County: Fentress         Elev: 251
    • Location given for GNIS #1320826 (Bills Creek Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Fentress, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bills Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3642, Longitude: -85.0319       In this case, the coordinates for the Bills Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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