A visit to the Ducktown 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 Ducktown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ducktown Cemetery:
36.1812, -85.9805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ducktown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ducktown Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the north northeast of the Ducktown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ducktown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ducktown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ducktown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Gordonsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gordonsville Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brush Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575291 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Baird Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gwaltney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gwaltney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwaltney Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Winfree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winfree Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The House Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Gualtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gualtney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualtney Cemetery
- Manners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Manners Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manners Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner 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 Ducktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ducktown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- South Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Brush Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Chestnut Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Saulsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Dowelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Dixon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Johntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Difficult
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Pleasant Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Ducktown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ducktown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Liberty
- Watertown
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 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 Ducktown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Ducktown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283052 (Ducktown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283052 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsville
- Location given for Ducktown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1811669 Lon: -85.9805437
- 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 Smith, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ducktown 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. |