A visit to the Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lost Creek Cemetery:
35.8806, -85.3702
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the west northwest of the Lost Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lost Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Lance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frasier Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415982 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Doyle.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9255 <5>
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12565 <5>
- Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sweetgum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Ravenscroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Todd Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Cherry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Quebeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Darkey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Bone Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Lantana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Fanchers Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
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 Lost Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321199 (Lost Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321199 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: White
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Rossett
- Location given for Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8806216 Lon: -85.3702495
- 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 White, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lost 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> | 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. |
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