A visit to the Graveyard Ridge 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 Graveyard Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery:
35.7915, -85.3283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graveyard Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the west southwest of the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graveyard Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mooneyham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mooneyham Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooneyham Cemetery
- Lonewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lonewood Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12565 <5>
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #1
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burgess Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #2
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Thomas Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Eastland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graveyard Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweetgum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Cummingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Todd Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Clarktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Ravenscroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Lantana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Lake Tansi Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Darkey Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Campaign
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
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 Graveyard Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graveyard Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Graveyard Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Graveyard Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320897 (Graveyard Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320897 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lonewood
- Location given for Graveyard Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7914558 Lon: -85.3283025
- 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 Van Buren, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graveyard Ridge 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. |