A visit to the Petty Branch 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 Petty Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Branch Cemetery:
35.1129, -88.0270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petty Branch Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Petty Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Petty Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Petty Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petty Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Weatherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
- Cossey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cossey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossey Cemetery
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Cherry Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roundtop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roundtop Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop 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 Petty Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petty Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Bruton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Pyburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Short
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Threet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Collinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Petty Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
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 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 Petty Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Petty Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1323899 (Petty Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1323899 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowryville
- Location given for Petty Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1128601 Lon: -88.0269763
- 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 Hardin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petty Branch 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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