A visit to the Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunn Cemetery:
35.6990, -85.0050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dunn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dunn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Burden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burden Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden Cemetery
- Tollett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ormes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lakewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tansi Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Bryan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Lantana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Erasmus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Greenbriar Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Todd Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dunn 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 Dunn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283198 (Dunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283198 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: 618 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Dunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6989578 Lon: -85.0049532
- 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 from Point A (ie- Dunn 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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