A visit to the Hooker 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 Hooker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hooker Cemetery:
35.0398, -84.6872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hooker Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Hooker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hooker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hooker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hooker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ball Play Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Hillard - Ladd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Old Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McNair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Curbow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Curbow Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curbow Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goode Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shields - Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beckler Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hooker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hooker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ball Play
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Tennga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocoee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Archville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Sumac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crandall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Ruralvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Eton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chestuee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Cohutta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
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 Hooker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hooker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cleveland
- Eton
- Eton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hooker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
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 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 Hooker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Hooker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641505 (Hooker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641505 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parksville
- Location given for Hooker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0397986 Lon: -84.6871587
- 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 Polk, 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- Hooker 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. |
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