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:
35.3176, -85.9150
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sims Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18411 <5>
- Partin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Old Baptist Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Baptist Graveyard is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Graveyard
- Ooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ooley Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooley Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Ikard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ikard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikard Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Laxon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Laxon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Sand Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Tracy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Decherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Coalmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Estill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Forest Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Gruetli - Laager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tullahoma
(16 miles [25.7 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 Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Coffee 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 #1270350 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270350 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alto
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3175797 Lon: -85.9149799
- 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 Coffee, 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 things 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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