A visit to the Poplar Springs 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Springs Cemetery:
35.9937, -88.7173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Poplar Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Newhope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
- Belews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Keaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keaton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bruff Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruff Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Milan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452705 <5>
- Trezevant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trezevant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trezevant Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trezevant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- McLemoresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Lavinia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goat City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Four Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Humboldt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Poplar Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- Humboldt
- Huntingdon
- McKenzie
- Milan
- Milan lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322202 (Poplar Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322202 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atwood
- Location given for Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9936765 Lon: -88.7172822
- 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 Gibson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs 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. |