A visit to the Choate 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 Choate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Choate Cemetery:
36.1940, -85.4941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Choate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the south southwest of the Choate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Choate Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Choate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Choate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Phy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Wilmoth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilmoth Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Scarlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <5>
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
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- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Cookeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154459 <5>
- Pippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Lyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
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 Choate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Choate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Algood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Bangham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Southtown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Jeremiah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Burgess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ditty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Boma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Beaver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Nameless
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Burristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Choate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Choate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
- Monterey
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 helpful 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 Choate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Choate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280501 (Choate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280501 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville East
- Location given for Choate Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1939496 Lon: -85.4941418
- 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 Putnam, 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- Choate 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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