A visit to the Sinking Springs 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 Sinking Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sinking Springs Cemetery:
36.1406, -84.1038
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sinking Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sinking Springs Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the south southwest of the Sinking Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sinking Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Sinking Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sinking Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Foust Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foust Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blowing Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Stair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stair Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stair Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Young - Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mabry Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry Cemetery
- Sartin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sartin Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartin Cemetery
- Foust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Foust Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foust Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hillvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hillvale Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale 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 Sinking Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sinking Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Panther ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Heiskell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leinarts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinarts
- Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Rocky Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <5>
- Powell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Karns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Halls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Volunteer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Murphy Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Paulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Greenway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Demory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
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 Sinking Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sinking Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fountain City
- Norris
- Powell
- Powell lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sinking Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Powell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
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 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 Sinking Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Sinking Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326315 (Sinking Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326315 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norris
- Location given for Sinking Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1406347 Lon: -84.1038075
- 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 Anderson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sinking Springs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |