A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
36.1612, -85.6522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the east of the Boyd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McReynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
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- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Smellage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers 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 Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nameless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Southtown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Park Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chestnut Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Johnsons Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Philippi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Peeled Chestnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Gainesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Rough Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Jeremiah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278107 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278107 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1611717 Lon: -85.6522022
- 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 Putnam, 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- Boyd 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. |