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. 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 Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery:
36.3601, -87.4186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Black Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Baggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baggett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Cemetery
- Baggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baggett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gerring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gerring Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerring Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wickham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wickham Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Church Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469567 <5>
- Slayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slayden Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Slayden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18609 <5>
- Weakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Louise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Liverworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Vanleer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dotsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Bellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Oak Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Swan Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Clarksville
- Cumberland City
- Erin
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277554 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277554 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slayden
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3600529 Lon: -87.4186214
- 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 Montgomery, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Black 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. |
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