A visit to the Curbow 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 Curbow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Curbow Cemetery:
35.0317, -84.6010
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curbow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Curbow Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Curbow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Curbow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Curbow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Curbow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beckler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beckler Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckler Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Ball Play Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Runyon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Curbow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Curbow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chable ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ball Play
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Tennga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Archville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Fry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
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- Copperhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ducktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Epworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCaysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Pantertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Wildwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Sumac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Servilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chestuee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Burger Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Delano
(16 miles [25.7 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 Curbow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Curbow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- McCaysville
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 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 Curbow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Curbow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328009 (Curbow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328009 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caney Creek
- Location given for Curbow Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.031744 Lon: -84.6010437
- 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 Polk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Curbow 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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