A visit to the Old Blue Spring 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 Old Blue Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Blue Spring Cemetery:
35.9645, -85.4047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Blue Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Blue Spring Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the southwest of the Old Blue Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Blue Spring 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 Old Blue Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Blue Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- O'Connor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Connor Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Board Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Board Valley Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Blue Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Blue Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Ravenscroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Doyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Darkey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Meade ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Southtown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Ditty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Drop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Cookeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shennon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Johnsons Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Peeled Chestnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
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 Old Blue Spring 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 Old Blue Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Monterey
- Sparta
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 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 Old Blue Spring 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 Old Blue Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269221 (Old Blue Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269221 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: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Old Blue Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9645095 Lon: -85.4046958
- 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 '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- Old Blue Spring 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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