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A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black 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 Black Cemetery

Lat:   35.8837°   (35° 53' 1")

Lon:   -88.4612°   (-88° 27' 40")

The Black Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.

The county seat for Carroll County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the north northeast of the Black Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Christian Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sellers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Leach Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Carroll County
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    • Davis Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Palmer Shelter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Shelter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Shelter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Shelter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Giles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giles Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery
      • The New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Independence Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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 Carroll County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Carters Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carters Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carters Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Furgerson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furgerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furgerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Woodard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Morning Sun Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Sun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Enochs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enochs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enochs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enochs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Bar Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bar Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll 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 Black Cemetery.

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

  • Clarksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Carroll County
  • Parkers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
  • McHaney ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
    • McHaney is located in Henderson County
  • Huntingdon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McLemoresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
    • McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Farmville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Henderson County
  • Whitthorne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
    • Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
  • Lavinia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Buena Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Trezevant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wingo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Carroll County
    • Atwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Spring Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Hollow Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Carroll County
    • Claybrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
      • Claybrook is located in Madison County
    • Bruceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
      • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <6>
    • Lexington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Milan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sitka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Gibson County
    • Goat City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
      • Goat City is located in Gibson County
    • Whitway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
      • Whitway is located in Gibson County
    • McKenzie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <6>

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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Black 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 Black Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1277551  (Black Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1277551 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: Palmer Shelter
    • County: Carroll         Elev: 191
    • Location given for GNIS #1277551 (Black 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 Carroll, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Black Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8837, Longitude: -88.4612       In this case, the coordinates for the Black 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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