A visit to the Evans 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 Evans Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Evans Cemetery:
35.3920, -86.5308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Evans Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Evans Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north northeast of the Evans Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Evans Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Shearin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearin Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Porter - Cortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tallaferro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tallaferro Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallaferro Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Redd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Raby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Raby Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raby Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer 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 Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Evans Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Countyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Delina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Haley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Normandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
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 Evans Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Evans Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Evans Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Evans Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319308 (Evans Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319308 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Evans Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3920194 Lon: -86.5308281
- 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 Bedford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Evans 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. |