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A visit to the Sodom Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sodom Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sodom Cemetery

Lat:   35.7425°   (35° 44' 32")

Lon:   -85.4910°   (-85° 29' 27")

The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<1>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east of the Sodom Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sodom Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hale Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Sodom Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sodom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Denney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Laurel Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Cummingsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummingsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
  • McElroy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Crain Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crain Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Drake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Gravel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
    • New Rocky Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in White County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sodom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sodom Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Spencer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
  • Cummingsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
  • Laurelburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sweetgum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sweetgum
    • From the Sodom Cemetery to Sweetgum
  • Bone Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quebeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Campaign
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Doyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
    • Hillis is located in Warren County
  • Fall City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
    • Fall City is located in Warren County
  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
    • Methodist is located in White County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rowland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowland
      • From the Sodom Cemetery to Rowland
    • Darkey Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in White County
    • Chalybeate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
    • Sparta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Shellsford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County

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 Sodom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sodom Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sodom Cemetery:

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 Sodom Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1286517  (Hale Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1286517 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Spencer
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 497
    • Location given for GNIS #1286517 (Hale Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sodom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7425, Longitude: -85.4910    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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