A visit to the Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Creek Cemetery:
35.3551, -84.7719
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Spring Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Spring Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Renslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Renslow Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renslow Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Riceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Minnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Minnett Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Etola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Luskville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- South Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
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 Spring Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Benton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Decatur
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1307577 (Spring Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1307577 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3550727 Lon: -84.7718867
- 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 McMinn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Creek 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. |
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