A visit to the Flat 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 Flat Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flat Creek Cemetery:
36.3945, -85.3886
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flat Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the east of the Flat Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Flat Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Hilham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham Cemetery
- Fisk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruths Chapel Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Mathew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery
- The Adley And Nora Ledbetter Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ledbetter Family Cemetery
- Allons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allons Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allons 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 Flat Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flat Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Burristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bangham Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Cave Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Taylors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Beaver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Free Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
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 Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
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 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 Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284385 (Flat Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284385 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: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hilham
- Location given for Flat Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3945064 Lon: -85.3885794
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |