A visit to the Bolestown 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 Bolestown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bolestown Cemetery:
36.4228, -85.1291
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bolestown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bolestown Cemetery is located in Pickett County<2>.
The county seat for Pickett County is located in Byrdstown. Byrdstown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Bolestown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bolestown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bolestown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bolestown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Dungan Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dungan Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Jim Lottie Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beatytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
- Robbinstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbinstown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinstown Cemetery
- Bethsadia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethsadia Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsadia Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dungan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Winningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winningham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winningham Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reagan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368502 <5>
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 Bolestown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bolestown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Little Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Garretts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byrdstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hanging Limb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Pall Mall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Grimsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Allardt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Grey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
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 Bolestown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bolestown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bolestown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Pickett 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 Bolestown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1277904 (Bolestown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1277904 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: Pickett
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alpine
- Location given for Bolestown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4228437 Lon: -85.1291233
- 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 Pickett, 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 from Point A (ie- Bolestown 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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