A visit to the Burketts Chapel 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 Burketts Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burketts Chapel Cemetery:
35.4073, -84.9130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burketts Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burketts Chapel Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Burketts Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burketts Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burketts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Beta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beta Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11596 <5>
- Doughty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Doughty Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clint Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Hill Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Ruyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruyan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruyan Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell 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 Burketts Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burketts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Etola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Lamontville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Bryan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Soddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Flat Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Chestuee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Summer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
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 Burketts Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burketts Chapel 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 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 Burketts Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Burketts Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320103 (Burketts Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320103 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Spring
- Location given for Burketts Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4072935 Lon: -84.9130043
- 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 Meigs, 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- Burketts Chapel 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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