A visit to the Polar Hill 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 Polar Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polar Hill Cemetery:
35.0301, -86.9625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polar Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polar Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Polar Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polar Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Polar Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Phoenix Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prospect.
- Harlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Bridgforth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridgforth Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgforth Cemetery
- Daly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Daly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Pettusville Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bailes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailes Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailes Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Croney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Croney Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croney Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polar Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pettusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Dickson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wheelerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Green Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Dellrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Anthony Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Minor Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Frankewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
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 Polar Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polar Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Polar Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Polar Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644030 (Polar Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644030 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkton
- Location given for Polar Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0300832 Lon: -86.9625063
- 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 Giles, 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- Polar Hill 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. |