A visit to the Looper 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 Looper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Looper Cemetery:
36.2323, -85.2483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Looper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Looper Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Looper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Looper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Looper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Looper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Qualls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Union Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Point Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The France Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The John Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Phillips Cemetery
- The John Phillips Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17059 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
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- Norrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Norrod Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrod Cemetery
- Speck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Speck Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hanging Limb Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Welch Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips 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 Looper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Looper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Hanging Limb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Obey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Wilder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shennon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Garretts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Grimsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Southtown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
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 Looper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Looper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Livingston
- Monterey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Looper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Looper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292058 (Looper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292058 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Obey City
- Location given for Looper Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.232286 Lon: -85.2483013
- 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 Overton, 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- Looper 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. |