A visit to the Clear Springs 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 Clear Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Springs Cemetery:
35.2704, -84.6902
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Clear Springs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Clear Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Council Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Hambright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hambright Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambright Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- McBrien - Burdett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Purselley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Purselley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purselley Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Clear Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestuee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Luskville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Lamontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Ocoee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Etola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Parksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Archville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Servilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oldfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
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 Clear Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Benton
- Benton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Etowah
- Etowah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clear Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Etowah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
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 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 Clear Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Clear Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280683 (Clear Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280683 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Clear Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2703509 Lon: -84.6902156
- 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 McMinn, 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- Clear Springs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |