A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
36.5906, -86.3130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Providence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sulphur Fork Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Fork Cemetery
- Free Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brackentown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brackentown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown Cemetery
- Sherron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sherron Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherron Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
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- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westmoreland.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crash Brown Family Cemetery
- John Timothy Brown Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319035 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Old Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carter Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westmoreland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17202 <5>
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Adolphus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bethpage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Sengtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Fountain Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- South Tunnel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Aerial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Mitchellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Trammel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Trousdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Oak Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Portland
- Scottsville
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646725 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646725 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turners Station
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5905987 Lon: -86.3130458
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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 Sumner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence 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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