A visit to the Bon Air 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 Bon Air Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bon Air Cemetery:
35.9359, -85.3625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bon Air Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the west of the Bon Air Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bon Air Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bon Air Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bon Air Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Lance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frasier Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415982 <5>
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chastain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373252 <5>
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18722 <5>
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glade Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Creek Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The France Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bon Air Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bon Air Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Todd Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Meade ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Fanchers Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Lantana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Howard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
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 Bon Air Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bon Air Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bon Air Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Bon Air Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269193 (Bon Air Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269193 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: White
- Est. Elev: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Rossett
- Location given for Bon Air Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9358988 Lon: -85.3624719
- 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 White, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bon Air 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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