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A visit to the Petty Cemetery ...


The location of the Petty Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Cemetery

Lat:   35.9742°   (35° 58' 27")

Lon:   -87.4492°   (-87° 26' 57")

The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.

The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Petty Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hickman County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Petty Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Petty Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Tidwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tidwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
    • Pomona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
    • Nunnelly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
      • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
    • Abiff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abiff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
      • Abiff is located in Dickson County
    • Dickson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennessee City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Whitehouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
    • Burns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
    • Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
      • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Spencers Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
      • Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tottys Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottys Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
      • Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • McEwen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
        • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
      • Littlelot
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
        • Littlelot is located in Hickman County
      • Only
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Primm Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
        • Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
      • Charlotte
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
        • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
      • White Bluff
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
        • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
      • Vanleer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fairview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Williamson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
      • Bell Town
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
        • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Hurricane Mills
        (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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Petty Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Monk Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monk Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Chappell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chappell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappell Cemetery
    • Christian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Redden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redden Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redden Cemetery
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Petty Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Humble Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Cemetery
    • Dodd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Donegan Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donegan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Donegan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donegan Cemetery
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Vineyard Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vineyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineyard Cemetery
      • Fielder Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fielder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fielder Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fielder Cemetery
      • Steele Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Steele Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Russell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Temple Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Temple Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
      • Booker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Booker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booker Cemetery
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Yates Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
      • O'Ferrell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Ferrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The O'Ferrell Cemetery is located in Dickson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Ferrell Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1297277  (Petty Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1297277 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Texas Hollow
      • County: Hickman         Elev: 175
      • Location given for GNIS #1297277 (Petty Cemetery)

    The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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 Hickman, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Petty Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9742, Longitude: -87.4492       In this case, the coordinates for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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