A visit to the Sills 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 Sills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sills Cemetery:
36.6078, -87.9314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Sills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pettit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pettit Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Whitford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acree Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1761737 <5>
- Jimerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jimerson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimerson Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bumpus Mills.
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14354 <5>
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- New Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Legate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- LaFayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cadiz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McKinnon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Throckmorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Almo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Garrettsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Newstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Conyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Tennessee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
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 Sills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- LaFayette
- Murray
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 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270269 (Sills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270269 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Sills Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6078294 Lon: -87.9314141
- 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 Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sills 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |