A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
35.6706, -86.6025
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Simpson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 41 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Brown - Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
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- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Wray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Stem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Litle - Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litle - Cooper Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Unionville.
- The Litle - Cooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484773 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bellenfant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellenfant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellenfant Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cothran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cothran Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cothran Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vannatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Allisona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Rucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
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 Simpson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270335 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270335 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rover
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6706237 Lon: -86.602495
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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 Bedford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simpson 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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