A visit to the Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Cemetery:
36.2159, -85.1308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Chapel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swallows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Swallows Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows Cemetery
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Muddy Pond Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond Cemetery
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanging Limb Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The France Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Norrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Norrod Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrod Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Clarkrange.
- The Mt. Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179885 <5>
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Speck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Speck Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Cub Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cub Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Cemetery
- Looper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Looper Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Cemetery
- Union Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Point Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
- John Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The John Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Phillips Cemetery
- The John Phillips Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17059 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmore Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery #1
- Clarkrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clarkrange Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange Cemetery
- Sells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chapel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Obey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Wilder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Woody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Jeremiah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Bucklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
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 Chapel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Jamestown
- Livingston
- Monterey
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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280253 (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280253 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 484 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Obey City
- Location given for Chapel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2158993 Lon: -85.1307953
- 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 Overton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill 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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