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A visit to the Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Gardens ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens

Lat:   35.1820°   (35° 10' 55")

Lon:   -84.6552°   (-84° 39' 18")

The Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the south southeast of the Memorial Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Nancy Ward Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nancy Ward Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Campbellite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbellite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbellite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Baker Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Chapel Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Purselley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purselley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purselley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Purselley Cemetery is located in Bradley County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bradley County
  • Chilcutt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilcutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilcutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Bradley County
  • Chestuee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestuee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestuee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestuee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
  • Lowery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowery Cemetery is located in Bradley County
  • Parris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parris Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mueller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mueller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mueller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mueller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mueller Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Nicholson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Prater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Clear Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Council Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Council Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Council Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • New Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Bradley County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Trew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Benton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chestuee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
    • Chestuee is located in Polk County
  • Ocoee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luskville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luskville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
    • Luskville is located in McMinn County
  • Archville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
    • Archville is located in Polk County
  • Delano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Claxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Claxton is located in McMinn County
  • Oldfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
    • Oldfort is located in Polk County
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Bradley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
  • Bellefounte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
    • Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
  • Ball Play
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
    • Ball Play is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Goodsprings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
      • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
    • East Cleveland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • South Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • Wildwood Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • Etowah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in McMinn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
    • Countryside Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
    • Tennga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennga
      • Tennga is located in Murray County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennga <5>
    • Lamontville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
      • Lamontville is located in McMinn County

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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benton
    • Benton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Calhoun
  • Cleveland
  • Etowah
    • Etowah lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Etowah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah

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 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 Memorial Gardens:

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 Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1328885  (Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #1328885 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Benton
    • County: Polk         Elev: 249
    • Location given for GNIS #1328885 (Memorial Gardens)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1820, Longitude: -84.6552       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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