A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
35.5726, -86.5664
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the southeast of the Stephens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Crowell Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crowells Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Winsett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winsett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsett Cemetery
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Collier - Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Whitman - Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Presgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Presgrove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presgrove Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney 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 Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caney Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Buckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Allisona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- South Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271330 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271330 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unionville
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5725702 Lon: -86.5663838
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |