A visit to the Dickens 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 Dickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dickens Cemetery:
36.5592, -85.9017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dickens Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the west southwest of the Dickens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dickens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- John Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brandon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Frog Pond - Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Jenkins Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Akersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Hermitage Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Gamaliel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- North Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clementsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Fountain Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Difficult
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whitleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mud Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Tompkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
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 Dickens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Dickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Dickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084522 (Dickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084522 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galen
- Location given for Dickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5591667 Lon: -85.9016667
- 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 Macon, 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- Dickens 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. |