A visit to the Old Jericho 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 Jericho Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Jericho Cemetery:
35.8415, -85.5647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Jericho Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the northeast of the Old Jericho Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Jericho Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Jericho Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Jericho Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Swindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Swindell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Cemetery
- Simrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simrell Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Doyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11458 <5>
- Hurd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Rock Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Jericho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Jericho Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Quebeck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Doyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Bone Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Darkey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Meade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Campaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Cummingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Drop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Sweetgum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Peeled Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Johnsons Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Dibrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
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 Jericho 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 Jericho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Jericho 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 Jericho Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296329 (Old Jericho Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296329 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: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Old Jericho Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8414552 Lon: -85.5647002
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Jericho 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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