A visit to the Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fall Creek Cemetery:
35.3715, -85.6252
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fall Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Altamont. Altamont lies just to the west northwest of the Fall Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fall Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fall Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fall Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Swiss Colony Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Colony Cemetery
- Fults Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fults Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmer City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Palmer City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer City Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Coalmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coalmont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont Cemetery
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bonnie Oak Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Oak Cemetery
- Griffith Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beersheba Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19798 <5>
- Altamont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Hobbs Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobbs Hill Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Hill Cemetery
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fall Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fall Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gruetli - Laager
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Palmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coalmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Beersheba Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Condra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chalybeate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Fall Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fall Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dunlap
- Tracy City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fall Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Fall Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284075 (Fall Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284075 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 581 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tracy City
- Location given for Fall Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3714619 Lon: -85.6252499
- 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 Grundy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fall Creek 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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