A visit to the James 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 James Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Cemetery:
36.1687, -85.9061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the north northwest of the James Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the James Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coffee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Gordonsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gordonsville Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Winfree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Winfree Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
- Gwaltney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwaltney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwaltney Cemetery
- Heflin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Heflin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Baird Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gualtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gualtney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualtney Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Pricnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pricnard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricnard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Ducktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ducktown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown Cemetery
- Bransford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bransford Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Driver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher 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 James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bluff Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Chestnut Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- South Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Shaver Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Dowelltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Boma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Nameless
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Round Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Difficult
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Pleasant Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 James Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Liberty
- Watertown
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 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 James Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 James Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289271 (James Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289271 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsville
- Location given for James Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1686685 Lon: -85.9060975
- 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 Smith, 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- James 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |