A visit to the Bivens 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 Bivens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bivens Cemetery:
35.6259, -86.2522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bivens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bivens Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bivens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bivens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bivens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bivens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chadwick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chadwick Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Cold Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cold Ridge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fox - Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fox - Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox - Hoover Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Bouton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bouton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles 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 Bivens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bivens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beechgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Bell Buckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Wartrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Bradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Haley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Burns Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Burgen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Normandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Cascade Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Readyville
(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 Bivens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bivens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 Bivens 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 Bivens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277535 (Bivens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277535 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: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webbs Jungle
- Location given for Bivens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6259052 Lon: -86.2522152
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bivens 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |