A visit to the Fitzsimmons 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 Fitzsimmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery:
35.0354, -84.7480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fitzsimmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Fitzsimmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fitzsimmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fitzsimmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fitzsimmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Ball Play Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19613 <5>
- Shields - Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fitzsimmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fitzsimmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ball Play
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Tennga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Cisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ocoee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Wildwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Chable ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Sumac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Red Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Crandall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cohutta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Bellefounte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Eton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Archville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Varnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Chestuee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Mineral Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Apison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
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 Fitzsimmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fitzsimmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cleveland
- Eton
- Eton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Fitzsimmons Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fitzsimmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Fitzsimmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284340 (Fitzsimmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284340 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parksville
- Location given for Fitzsimmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0353538 Lon: -84.7479949
- 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 Polk, 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- Fitzsimmons 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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