A visit to the Sandy Point Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sandy Point Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sandy Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Point Cemetery
Lat: 36.0473° (36° 2' 50")
Lon: -88.1662° (-88° 9' 58")
The Sandy Point Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies just to the east of the Sandy Point Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sandy Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Cowells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowells Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowells Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cowells Chapel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Post Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Camden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Hollowrock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Lashlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lashlee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lashlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lashlee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Old Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Benton County
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 Sandy Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bruceton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
- Bruceton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <6>
- Hollow Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Wildlife Cove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
- Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
- New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <6>
- Chaseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chaseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Manleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Hustburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Huntingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Sugar Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Tree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Bakerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Faxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Poplar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Hico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Carroll County
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 Sandy Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Henry
- Huntingdon
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 Sandy Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sandy Point Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Sandy Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644736 (Sandy Point Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1644736 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Bruceton
- County: Benton Elev: 141
- Location given for GNIS #1644736 (Sandy Point Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sandy Point Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0473, Longitude: -88.1662 In this case, the coordinates for the Sandy Point Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |