A visit to the Seals 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 Seals Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seals Cemetery:
35.7412, -85.1766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seals Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Seals Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Seals Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Seals Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Seals Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Seals Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Winesap.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19306 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wyatt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Family Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Family Cemetery
- The Wyatt Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyatt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20633 <5>
- Winesap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winesap Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap Cemetery
- Swallows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Swallows Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows Cemetery
- Akin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Akin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #2
- Burgess Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery #1
- Beaverhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverhill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Lonewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lonewood Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- New Era Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Seals Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Seals Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winesap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Todd Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Summer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sweetgum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Clarktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Howard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Brockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Cummingsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Brayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ravenscroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Greenbriar Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Meade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
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 Seals Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Seals Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Pikeville
- Spencer
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 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 Seals Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Seals Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300997 (Seals Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300997 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 575 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Billingsley Gap
- Location given for Seals Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7411788 Lon: -85.1766284
- 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 Bledsoe, 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 from Point A (ie- Seals 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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