A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
35.8842, -85.6169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Swindell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swindell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindell Cemetery
- Simrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simrell Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
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- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Quebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Peeled Chestnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Campaign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Johnsons Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fanchers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Meade ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Cummingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Laurelburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956309 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956309 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: White
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cassville
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8842323 Lon: -85.6169239
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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 White, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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. |