A visit to the Hawkins Family 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 Hawkins Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawkins Family Cemetery:
36.4337, -85.4814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawkins Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawkins Family Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hawkins Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawkins Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hawkins Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawkins Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClaine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charley Dailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- M.R. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goolsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goolsby Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goolsby Cemetery
- The Goolsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Goolsby Cemetery
- Burks - Goolsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321487 <5>
- Fisk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Cemetery
- Bronstetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan Spears Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Logan Spears Junction Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Spears Junction Cemetery
- The Logan Spears Junction Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emberton Cemetery
- Emerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256177 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Hawkins Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawkins Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Free Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Garretts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whitleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Moss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Haydenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Jeremiah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- North Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
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 Hawkins Family 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 Hawkins Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hawkins Family 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 Hawkins Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2044256 (Hawkins Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2044256 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hilham
- Location given for Hawkins Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4336722 Lon: -85.4813594
- 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 '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- Hawkins Family 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. |