A visit to the Cherry Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cherry Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cherry Cemetery (FG ID #2594504)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cherry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Cemetery
Lat: 36.6015° (36° 36' 5")
Lon: -85.7101° (-85° 42' 36")
The Cherry Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Cherry Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cherry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jonestown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Biles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eads - Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry - Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Poland Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Cherry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clementsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boles
- From the Cherry Cemetery to Boles
- Moss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hestand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hestand
- From the Cherry Cemetery to Hestand
- Gamaliel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <6>
- Jenkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
- Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <6>
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forkton
- From the Cherry Cemetery to Forkton
- Mud Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Free Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Meshack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meshack
- From the Cherry Cemetery to Meshack
- Cave Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Cherry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 Cherry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Cherry Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cherry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6015, Longitude: -85.7101 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |