A visit to the Loftis 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 Loftis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loftis Cemetery:
35.0904, -84.9933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loftis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loftis Cemetery is located in Bradley County<2>.
The county seat for Bradley County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies just to the northeast of the Loftis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loftis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Loftis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loftis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Sylar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sylar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylar Cemetery
- Tallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tallant Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallant Cemetery
- Chesnutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chesnutt Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnutt Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Varnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Ooltewah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19698 <5>
- Ooltewah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ooltewah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooltewah Cemetery
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McKamey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKamey Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamey Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Bancroft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bancroft Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loftis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loftis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McDonald
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mineral Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Ooltewah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collegedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Wildwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- South Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cohutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Lake Dweller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- East Brainerd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lakesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Brainerd Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Catoosa Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Caramel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Indian Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Kings Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
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 Loftis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loftis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Ooltewah
- Ringgold
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 professional and volunteer 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 Loftis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bradley 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 Loftis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1291810 (Loftis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1291810 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: Bradley
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDonald
- Location given for Loftis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0903521 Lon: -84.9932818
- 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 Bradley, 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 from Point A (ie- Loftis 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. |