A visit to the Dills 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 Dills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dills Cemetery:
35.0662, -84.7369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north northeast of the Dills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Chestuee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chestuee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oldfort
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tennga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Wildwood Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Cisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Archville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Sumac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestuee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Countryside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Cohutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Dills 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 Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dills 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 Dills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641493 (Dills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641493 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: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parksville
- Location given for Dills Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0661868 Lon: -84.7368833
- 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 from Point A (ie- Dills 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |