A visit to the Sims Cemetery #2 ...
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 Sims Cemetery #2 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery #2:
36.0912, -84.9041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery #2 can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sims Cemetery #2 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery #2.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sims Cemetery #2.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery #2, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery #3
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery #3 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery #3
- Gulden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulden Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulden Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Peavine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wattenbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wattenbarger Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenbarger Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Brookhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brookhart Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhart Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Slate Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slate Springs Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slate Springs Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Crossville.
- The Slate Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slate Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18589 <5>
- Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery #1 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery #1
- Branstetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
- The Branstetter Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9638 <5>
- Adams Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sims Cemetery #2.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery #2, with the nearest first:
- Bucklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Fairfield Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Hebbertsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Woody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Lavender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Clarkrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Deer Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Crab Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grimsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glades
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Howard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Obey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Sunbright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Wilder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lake Tansi Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Wartburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
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 Sims Cemetery #2. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery #2.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Sunbright
- Wartburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sims Cemetery #2:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Sims Cemetery #2:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318181 (Sims Cemetery Number Two)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318181 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 507 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fox Creek
- Location given for Sims Cemetery Number Two:
- Lat: 36.0911811 Lon: -84.9041184
- 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 Cumberland, 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- Sims Cemetery #2) 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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