A visit to the Chimney Rock 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 Chimney Rock Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chimney Rock Cemetery (FG ID #2334246)
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 Chimney Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chimney Rock Cemetery
Lat: 36.6138° (36° 36' 49")
Lon: -85.7849° (-85° 47' 5")
The Chimney Rock Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Chimney Rock 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 Chimney Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chimney Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornith Gardens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornith Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cornith Gardens Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias McDonald Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elias McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elias McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- John Brandon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Brandon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cothron - Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cothron - Gregory Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Whitley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Leonard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mulkey Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chimney Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chimney Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gamaliel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Chimney Rock Cemetery to Boles
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Akersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hestand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mud Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frog Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Gibbs Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Chimney Rock 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 Chimney Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Chimney Rock 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 ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Chimney Rock Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Chimney Rock 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 Chimney Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6138, Longitude: -85.7849 |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |