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A visit to the Mount Gilead Cemetery ...

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 Mt. Gilead Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery

Lat:   35.8957°   (35° 53' 44")

Lon:   -85.5034°   (-85° 30' 12")

The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in White County<1>.

The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Gilead Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Gilead Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Gilead Methodist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hurd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurd Cemetery is located in White County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in White County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Sparta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County
  • Snodgrass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snodgrass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snodgrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
    • Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in White County
    • Cooke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
    • Old Jericho Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jericho Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Willhite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willhite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
    • Potts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potts Cemetery is located in White County

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]<2> of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
    • Methodist is located in White County
  • Doyle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sparta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darkey Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in White County
  • Quebeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
  • Cummingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweetgum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in White County
  • Bone Cave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Mt. Gilead 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 Mt. Gilead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Sparta
  • Spencer

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mt. Gilead Cemetery:

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 Mt. Gilead Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1321202  (Mount Gilead Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1321202 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: Cassville
    • County: White         Elev: 297
    • Location given for GNIS #1321202 (Mount Gilead Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Gilead Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8957, Longitude: -85.5034    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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