A visit to the Selby 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 Selby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Selby Cemetery:
35.7828, -84.9977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Selby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Selby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Selby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Selby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Selby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hinch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Big Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tollett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Hoy Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hoy Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed 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 Selby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Selby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lake Tansi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Greenbriar Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Erasmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Glen Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Todd Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Summer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lake Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
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 Selby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Selby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 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 Selby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Selby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301039 (Selby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301039 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grassy Cove
- Location given for Selby Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7828464 Lon: -84.9977311
- 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 Cumberland, 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- Selby 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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