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:
36.2164, -87.7167
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sinks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sinks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Stockard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Tune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sinks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Faxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dunn Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- New Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Dickson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 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 Sinks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Dover
- Dover lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sinks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- 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 helpful 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 Humphreys 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 #1270395 (Sinks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270395 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Sinks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2164461 Lon: -87.7166875
- 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 Humphreys, 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- 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. |