A visit to the Sims 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 Sims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery:
35.4792, -86.5136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east of the Sims Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Streeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Streeter Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Doughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Doughan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughan Cemetery
- Brame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brame Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brame Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Gammill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gammill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Willowmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Willowmount Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowmount Cemetery
- McCuistion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCuistion Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuistion Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
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.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bell Buckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Talley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Cortner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 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:
- 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319493 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319493 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: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.479239 Lon: -86.5136056
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Sims 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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