A visit to the Gentry 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 Gentry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gentry Cemetery:
35.6565, -85.0588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the west southwest of the Gentry Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gentry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Worthington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Burden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Burden Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
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- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Winnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Winnie Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gentry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gentry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ninemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Jewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lakewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Brockdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Akeman Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Roddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
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 Gentry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gentry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Gentry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285278 (Gentry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285278 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 630 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Gentry Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6564576 Lon: -85.0588445
- 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 Bledsoe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gentry 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. |