A visit to the Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum Creek Cemetery:
35.9984, -85.3983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the southwest of the Plum Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plum Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Plum Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Blue Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The France Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Board Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Board Valley Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Valley Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frasier & Gracey Cemetery
- The Frasier & Gracey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frasier Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415982 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lance Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Cemetery
- Bon Air Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air Cemetery
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Chapel Cemetery
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17875 <5>
- Nash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Old Bon Air Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bon Air Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bon Air Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse 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 Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plum Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ravenscroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Southtown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Doyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shennon Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Darkey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Todd Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Fanchers Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Meade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Park Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Algood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Erasmus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Peeled Chestnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
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 Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Monterey
- Sparta
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 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 Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269225 (Plum Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269225 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: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Plum Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9983981 Lon: -85.3983069
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plum Creek 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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