A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
36.1484, -85.6153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the east of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McBroom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Smellage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Judd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Judd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Cemetery
- Scarlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Ditty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Southtown Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Shennon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nameless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Fanchers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Algood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Bangham Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Peeled Chestnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Chestnut Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Philippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281112 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281112 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: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville West
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1483942 Lon: -85.6152568
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cook 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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