A visit to the Dry Branch 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 Dry Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Branch Cemetery:
35.8984, -87.9914
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dry Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dry Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Willbanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Willbanks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willbanks Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Malin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
- Hamm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Pavatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pavatt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavatt Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Lupper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lupper Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupper Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Hatley Cemetery
- Tippitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Old Morgans Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- McIllwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McKeel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McKeel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeel Cemetery
- Dreden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dreden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreden Cemetery
- Vanhook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vanhook Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhook Cemetery
- Varbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Varbrough Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varbrough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coxburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Sugar Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Wildlife Cove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hustburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Bakerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- New Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hurricane Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Beardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Only
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Dry Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Parsons
- Waverly
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 websites either 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 Dry Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Dry Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644698 (Dry Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644698 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hustburg
- Location given for Dry Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.898396 Lon: -87.9914214
- 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 Benton, 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- Dry Branch 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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