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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Cemetery:
35.9742, -87.4492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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.<4>
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)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Redden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Donegan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Booker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Booker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- O'Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The O'Ferrell Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Ferrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Tidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Nunnelly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Abiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Dickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Spencers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tottys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Only
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Swan Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- White Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- 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.
- Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Fairview
- McEwen
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1297277 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Texas Hollow
- Location given for Petty Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9742299 Lon: -87.4491813
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |