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. 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 Steele Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery
Lat: 35.9848° (35° 59' 5")
Lon: -87.5086° (-87° 30' 30")
The Steele Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Steele Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fews Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fews Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fews Chapel Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Erranton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erranton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Erranton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Shipman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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
- Redden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Monk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Chester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Humble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Dodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Meacham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meacham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meacham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meacham Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Redden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Dickson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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.
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Tennessee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Nunnelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Tidwell
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Abiff
(10 miles [16.1 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McEwen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Tottys Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tottys Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Spencers Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spencers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Hurricane Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Littlelot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman 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 Steele Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Steele Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- McEwen
- Waverly
- White Bluff
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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hickman County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1271305 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1271305 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: Spot
- County: Hickman Elev: 195
- Location given for GNIS #1271305 (Steele Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/
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 Hickman, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Steele Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9848, Longitude: -87.5086 In this case, the coordinates for the Steele 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> | 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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