A visit to the Pettit 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 Pettit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pettit Cemetery:
36.6195, -87.9600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pettit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pettit Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pettit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pettit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Pettit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pettit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Neville Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Acree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acree Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1761737 <5>
- Jimerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jimerson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimerson Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Whitford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pettit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pettit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Indian Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Almo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Bennettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hazel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- McKinnon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Fairdealing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Pettit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pettit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Dover
- Hardin
- LaFayette
- Murray
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pettit Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Pettit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297264 (Pettit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297264 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Pettit Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6194963 Lon: -87.9600261
- 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 Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pettit 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. |