A visit to the DeBord 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 DeBord Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeBord Cemetery:
35.6278, -85.2650
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeBord Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the east southeast of the DeBord Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the DeBord Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeBord Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Iron Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Cemetery
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverhill Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons 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 DeBord Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeBord Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brockdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Summer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pailo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Chalybeate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Bryan Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Meade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flat Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Erasmus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Todd Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Laurelburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
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 DeBord Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeBord Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Dunlap
- Pikeville
- Spencer
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 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 DeBord Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 DeBord Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269522 (DeBord Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269522 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 541 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sampson
- Location given for DeBord Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6278449 Lon: -85.2649645
- 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 Bledsoe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- DeBord 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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