A visit to the Petty 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 Cemetery ...
The Petty Cemetery is located in Dickson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Big Springs Cemetery
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Binkley Cemetery
- The Binkley Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Charlotte Cemetery
- The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Corlew Cemetery
- The Corlew Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Gillin Cemetery
- The Gillin Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- The Gillin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gillian Chapel Cemetery
- Gillin Chapel Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Hampton Cemetery
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Hickerson Cemetery
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Leech Cemetery
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Nesbitt Cemetery
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Nosegay Cemetery
- The Nosegay Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
- The Price Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Redden Cemetery
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Roberts Cemetery
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Rock Church Cemetery
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Sensing Cemetery
- The Sensing Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Southerland Cemetery
- The Southerland Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Vanleer Cemetery
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- White Bluff Cemetery
- The White Bluff Cemetery is located in Dickson County
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- Williams 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abiff
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
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- Ashland City
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bell Town
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
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- Bellsburg
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
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- Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Dunn Chapel
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
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- Kingston Springs
- Lillamay
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
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- Lockertsville
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Louise
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McAllisters Crossroads
- Neptune
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
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- Pegram
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Pomona
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
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- Pond
- Pond is located in Dickson County
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- Slayden
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Southside
- Spencers Mill
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
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- Stayton
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
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- Tennessee City
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
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- Tidwell
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
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- Vanleer
- White Bluff
- White Oak Flat
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
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- Woods Valley
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
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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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland City
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- White Bluff
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 Petty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297278 (Petty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297278 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charlotte
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petty Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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