A visit to the Purselley 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 Purselley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purselley Cemetery:
35.2129, -84.7197
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purselley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purselley Cemetery is located in Bradley County<2>.
The county seat for Bradley County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Purselley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Purselley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Purselley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purselley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- Council Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Cemetery
- Hambright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hambright Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambright Cemetery
- McBrien - Burdett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellefounte Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte Cemetery
- Tasso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tasso Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Cemetery
- Tasso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tasso Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Cemetery
- Chestuee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chestuee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Nancy Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nancy Ward Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nancy Ward Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Benton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16162 <5>
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spriggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spriggs Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spriggs Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford 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 Purselley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purselley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Bellefounte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Ocoee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luskville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- East Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Parksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Oldfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Delano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Lamontville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Etola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Ball Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Archville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Chable ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Etowah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
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 Purselley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purselley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Etowah
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 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 Purselley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bradley 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 Purselley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1639529 (Purselley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1639529 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: Bradley
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benton
- Location given for Purselley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2128516 Lon: -84.719661
- 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 Bradley, 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 from Point A (ie- Purselley 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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