A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
35.8151, -85.5016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the north northeast of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Doyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11458 <5>
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Cummingsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Doyle.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9255 <5>
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Cemetery
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12565 <5>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilead Methodist Church Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Fraziers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meade ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Doyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Cummingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bone Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Campaign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Laurelburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Drop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons 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 either 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to White 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270303 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270303 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: White
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8150664 Lon: -85.501643
- 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 White, 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- Simmons 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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