A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
35.8256, -85.3322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12565 <5>
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mooneyham Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooneyham Cemetery
- Lonewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lonewood Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #1
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bon Air Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #2
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Eastland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland 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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweetgum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Todd Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Clarktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ravenscroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Lantana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Laurelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Ninemile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Lake Tansi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Darkey Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282147 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282147 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: White
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lonewood
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8256222 Lon: -85.3321919
- 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 White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Davis 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |