A visit to the Long 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 Long Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Long Cemetery:
35.7345, -85.5419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Long Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Long 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 northeast of the Long Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Long Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Long Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Cemetery
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- New Rocky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rocky Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Champaign Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Champaign Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- White Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
- Rock Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- McGregor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Long Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Long Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurelburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Quebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campaign
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Fall City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Sweetgum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Shellsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- McMinnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 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 Long 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 Long Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- McMinnville
- 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 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 Long 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 Long Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320916 (Long Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320916 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: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welchland
- Location given for Long Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7345119 Lon: -85.5419212
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Long 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. |