A visit to the Helms 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 Helms Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helms Cemetery:
36.1798, -85.6808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helms Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Helms Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helms Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Helms Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helms Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smellage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- Flatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flatt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatt Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer 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 Helms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helms Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Chestnut Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rough Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fanchers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Shennon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Philippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Peeled Chestnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
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 Helms Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Helms Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Helms Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287349 (Helms Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287349 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 313 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter
- Location given for Helms Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1797824 Lon: -85.680814
- 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 Putnam, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helms 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. |