A visit to the Bridgforth 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 Bridgforth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgforth Cemetery:
34.9979, -86.9461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridgforth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bridgforth Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bridgforth Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bridgforth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgforth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bailes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailes Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailes Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Daly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Daly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Polar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Polar Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar Hill Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Scrouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scrouge Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrouge Cemetery
- Croney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Croney Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bridgforth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgforth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pettusville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Elkmont Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wheelerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Toney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
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 Bridgforth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgforth 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 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 Bridgforth Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Bridgforth Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278362 (Bridgforth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278362 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkmont
- Location given for Bridgforth Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9978618 Lon: -86.946117
- 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 Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bridgforth 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |