A visit to the Parris 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 Parris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parris Cemetery:
35.2023, -84.5883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parris Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the west southwest of the Parris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parris 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 Parris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbellite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Delano Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Delano Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nancy Ward Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nancy Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Benton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16162 <5>
- Runyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reliance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reliance Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Greasy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Lindner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lindner Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindner Cemetery
- Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Cambria Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Archville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Luskville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Chestuee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Servilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ocoee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Chable ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Ball Play
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Epperson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Mecca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- East Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Chanceytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
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 Parris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Ducktown
- Englewood
- Etowah
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 Parris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Parris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296876 (Parris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296876 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oswald Dome
- Location given for Parris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2022961 Lon: -84.5882663
- 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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parris 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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