A visit to the Pickens 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 Pickens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickens Cemetery:
35.3229, -84.6297
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Pickens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pickens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- South Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
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- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
- Kirksey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesleyanna Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyanna Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
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- Luskville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Chestuee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Servilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Manila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Ocoee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Archville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rural Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
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 Pickens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pickens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Englewood
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Pickens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297389 (Pickens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297389 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Pickens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3228509 Lon: -84.6296577
- 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 McMinn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pickens 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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