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:
35.8165, -84.9563
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 31 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.
- Jewett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Kemmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kemmer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmer Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grassy Cove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Kemmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kemmer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmer Cemetery
- Linary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Linary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Linary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Crossville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14735 <5>
- Big Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hinch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Derossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Derossett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derossett Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Grassy Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grassy Cove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove Cemetery
- Goodstock Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodstock Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodstock Cemetery #1
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- King - Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King - Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King - Reed Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris 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
- Bristow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- Goodstock Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goodstock Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodstock Cemetery #2
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:
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- 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
- Crab Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ninemile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Howard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- 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
- Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lake Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erasmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hebbertsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Todd Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- 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
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #1318292 (Selby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318292 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: 492 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grassy Cove
- Location given for Selby Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8164579 Lon: -84.9563407
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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