A visit to the Pigg 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 Pigg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pigg Cemetery:
36.3864, -85.5828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pigg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pigg Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Gainesboro. Gainesboro lies just to the west southwest of the Pigg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pigg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pigg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pigg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Bedford - Hall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clark Memorial Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Memorial Cemetery
- The Clark Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10552 <5>
- Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
- The Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Draper Memorial Cemetery
- Draper - Naff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11470 <5>
- Dudney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dudney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudney Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Pharris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pharris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharris Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goolsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goolsby Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goolsby Cemetery
- The Goolsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Goolsby Cemetery
- Burks - Goolsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321487 <5>
- Chaffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Pigg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pigg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Gainesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Rough Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Haydenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Nameless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Bangham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Free Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Algood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Cookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Jeremiah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Jenkins Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Boles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Shennon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Garretts Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
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 Pigg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pigg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
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 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 Pigg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Pigg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647574 (Pigg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647574 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burristown
- Location given for Pigg Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3864488 Lon: -85.5827524
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Pigg 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |