A visit to the Overton 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 Overton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Overton Cemetery:
36.3520, -85.5439
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Overton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Overton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Gainesboro. Gainesboro lies just to the west of the Overton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Overton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Overton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Overton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dudney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dudney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudney Cemetery
- Chaffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- Pharris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pharris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharris Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
- The Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Draper Memorial Cemetery
- Draper - Naff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11470 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Overton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Whitleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Rough Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Nameless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Algood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Celina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Cave Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- North Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
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 Overton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Overton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
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 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 Overton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Overton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296549 (Overton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296549 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dodson Branch
- Location given for Overton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3520044 Lon: -85.543863
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overton 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |