A visit to the Poore 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 Poore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poore Cemetery:
36.5453, -85.0274
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poore Cemetery is located in Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Poore Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poore Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Poore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pulse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pulse Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulse Cemetery
- Greer Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Greer Chapel Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Chapel Cemetery
- Delk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Delk Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delk Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Scroggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scroggins Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggins Cemetery
- Reed Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Cemetery
- Frogge Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frogge Chapel Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogge Chapel Cemetery
- Upchurch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Travisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Travisville Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith - Koger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Mt. Era Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Rich's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rich's Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rich's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Byrdstown.
- The Rich's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419926 <5>
- Wolf River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Pall Mall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chanute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Little Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Static
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Byrdstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Taylors Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Allardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Mount Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Browns Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Shearer Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Garretts Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Parmleysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Sumpter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
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 Poore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Poore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 Poore Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298149 (Poore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298149 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moodyville
- Location given for Poore Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5453455 Lon: -85.0274493
- 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 Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Poore 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. |