A visit to the Laurel Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Laurel Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Laurel Creek Cemetery (FG ID #14530).
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 Laurel Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Creek Cemetery:
35.7620, -85.5618
The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east of the Laurel Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Creek Cemetery.
Name Variations for Laurel Creek Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Laurel Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McElroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- New Rocky Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Rock Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Hill Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Champaign Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sodom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bone Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campaign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Sweetgum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
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 Laurel Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McMinnville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Laurel Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Spencer
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 Laurel Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Laurel Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #14530
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320909 (Laurel Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320909 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Laurel Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7625675 Lon: -85.5608109
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Creek 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. |