A visit to the Eckel 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 Eckel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eckel Cemetery:
36.3009, -85.3766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eckel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eckel Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the north northeast of the Eckel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eckel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Eckel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eckel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mathew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Cobble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cobble Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Cemetery
- Roaring River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dodson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Okalona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Okalona Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okalona Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Netherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Netherland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartsaw Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsaw Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruths Chapel 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 Eckel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eckel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Shennon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Garretts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Park Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Burristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Grey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Cookeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Free Communion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Southtown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Obey City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
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 Eckel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eckel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Livingston
- Monterey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eckel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Eckel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283497 (Eckel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283497 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windle
- Location given for Eckel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.300895 Lon: -85.3766369
- 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 Overton, 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- Eckel 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. |