A visit to the Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
35.7231, -85.0477
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hamilton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Tollett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Winnie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winnie Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ninemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Summer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Cumberland Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- 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
- Todd Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- 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
- Brayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Dayton
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286648 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286648 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7231241 Lon: -85.047733
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton 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. |