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A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   35.9762°   (35° 58' 34")

Lon:   -87.6375°   (-87° 38' 15")

The Sparks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.

The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sparks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • McMackins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMackins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMackins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McMackins Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • McCandless Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCandless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCandless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCandless Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Larkin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Tidwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Wilkens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkens Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Bethpage Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethpage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethpage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • McCollum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCollum Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15343 <5>
    • Long Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Pruett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pruett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Leathers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leathers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leathers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Shipman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shipman Cemetery is located in Dickson County
    • Perry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.

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

  • Whitehouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
  • Only
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • McEwen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <6>
  • Tennessee City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Graham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Hickman County
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nunnelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
    • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
  • Whitfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
  • Bakerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
  • Pond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Pond is located in Dickson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dickson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • Lobelville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
      • Lobelville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <6>
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
    • Abiff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
      • Abiff is located in Dickson County
    • Tidwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
    • Burns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <6>
    • New Johnsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <6>
    • Hustburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
      • Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston 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 Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1270960  (Sparks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1270960 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: Bucksnort
    • County: Humphreys         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #1270960 (Sparks Cemetery)

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

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sparks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9762, Longitude: -87.6375       In this case, the coordinates for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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