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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. 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 Seals Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Seals 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 Seals Cemetery

Lat:   35.7412°   (35° 44' 28")

Lon:   -85.1766°   (-85° 10' 35")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Wyatt Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Family Cemetery
    • The Wyatt Family Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winesap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winesap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winesap Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Swallows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swallows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swallows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swallows Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Akin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Akin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Newton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Burgess Cemetery #2
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burgess Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
  • Burgess Cemetery #1
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery #1
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burgess Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
  • Beaverhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Arnett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Lonewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lonewood Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14398 <5>
    • Pendergrass Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendergrass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendergrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Hale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Hutcheson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutcheson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutcheson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • New Era Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Era Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Ninemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
  • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
  • Pikeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Cumberland County
  • Todd Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
    • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Erasmus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
    • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
  • Lantana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
    • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Summer City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sweetgum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Clarktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
      • Clarktown is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
    • Howard Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
      • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
    • Brockdell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
      • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
    • Ogden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Rhea County
    • Cumberland Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
      • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
    • Crossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Cummingsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
      • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
    • Brayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
    • Ravenscroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
      • Ravenscroft is located in White County
    • Greenbriar Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren 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 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.

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 Seals Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1300997 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: Billingsley Gap
    • County: Bledsoe         Elev: 575
    • Location given for GNIS #1300997 (Seals Cemetery)

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 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Seals Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7412, Longitude: -85.1766       In this case, the coordinates for the Seals 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.




 

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