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A visit to the Sells 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 Sells Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sells Cemetery

Lat:   36.3162°   (36° 18' 58")

Lon:   -85.1219°   (-85° 7' 18")

The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County<1>.

The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sells Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sells Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sells Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Henry Sells Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sells Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sells Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cub Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cub Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cub Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cub Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Falling Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falling Springs Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Honey Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Honey Springs Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Ferrill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Allred Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allred Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allred Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allred Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
  • Speck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dungan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dungan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dungan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Gunter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Hayter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Hanging Limb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanging Limb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanging Limb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanging Limb Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Goney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goney Cemetery is located in Fentress County
    • Bills Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bills Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bills Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sells Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Sells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sells 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 Sells Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1648570  (Sells Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1648570 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: Wilder
    • County: Fentress         Elev: 502
    • Location given for GNIS #1648570 (Sells Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Sells Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3162, Longitude: -85.1219    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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