A visit to the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
35.5895, -86.4864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south southeast of the Steele Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Wheelhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheelhouse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelhouse Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Presgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Presgrove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presgrove Cemetery
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- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Whitman - Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Burns Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Burns Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Chapel Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Houston Whitworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vannatta
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bell Buckle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Beechgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Normandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cascade Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Gossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Allisona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
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 Steele Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271302 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271302 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deason
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5895143 Lon: -86.4863822
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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 Bedford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steele 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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