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:
36.3717, -84.9886
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 Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the northeast of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Creek Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Roanoke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Spurlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin Cemetery
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tench Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Allardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allardt Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Storie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Storie Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storie Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Goney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goney Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goney Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Barger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger 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:
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Pall Mall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glades
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Bucklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Byrdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavender
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Taylors Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
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 Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
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 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 #1271333 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271333 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grimsley
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3717354 Lon: -84.988562
- 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 Fentress, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |