A visit to the Old Fountain Head 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 Fountain Head Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Fountain Head Cemetery:
36.5639, -86.4825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Fountain Head Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Fountain Head Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Old Fountain Head Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Fountain Head Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Fountain Head Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Fountain Head Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parkers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Old Brush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Brush Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brush Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Sulphura Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sulphura Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura Cemetery
- Sherron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sherron Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherron Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Portland.
- The Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098927 <5>
- Link Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Link Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Bushs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bushs Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Chapel Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Brackentown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brackentown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobdy Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobdy Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Martins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Fountain Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Fountain Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- South Tunnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Mitchellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Hall Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Black Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Johnsons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Mulloy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Calistia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- White House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Gallatin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bledsoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
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 Fountain Head Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Fountain Head 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 websites either 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 Fountain Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 Fountain Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296309 (Old Fountain Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296309 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Head
- Location given for Old Fountain Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5639313 Lon: -86.4824938
- 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 Sumner, 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- Old Fountain Head 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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