A visit to the Simrell 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 Simrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simrell Cemetery:
35.8601, -85.6041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Simrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Simrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jericho Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Chisam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisam Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Rock Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Doyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Campaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Bone Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Peeled Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Meade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cummingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Rowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Laurelburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Dibrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Gath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Sweetgum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
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 Simrell 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 Simrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Simrell 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 Simrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303634 (Simrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303634 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: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doyle
- Location given for Simrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.860066 Lon: -85.6041458
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simrell 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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