A visit to the Sinks 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 Sinks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sinks Cemetery:
36.2992, -87.6328
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sinks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the west northwest of the Sinks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sinks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sinks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sinks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parchman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parchman Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchman Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Bratschi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Ellis Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Mills Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Mills Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Aaron James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Yates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sinks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indian Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- McKinnon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- McAllisters Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Stayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liverworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Sinks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sinks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Sinks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Sinks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1316122 (Sinks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1316122 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erin
- Location given for Sinks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2992217 Lon: -87.6327949
- 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 Houston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sinks 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |