A visit to the Stokes 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 Stokes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stokes Cemetery:
35.4790, -86.3955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stokes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stokes Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the west northwest of the Stokes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Stokes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stokes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Peter Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Peter Miller Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Miller Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Horse Mtn. Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Mtn. Cemetery
- Coates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
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- Zivley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zivley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zivley Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Old Shelbyville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Hastings Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Three Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- Hooser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooser Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Ault Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ault Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
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 Stokes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stokes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Bell Buckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Countyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Vannatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Homaway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tullahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Beechgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
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 Stokes 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 Stokes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Stokes 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 Stokes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271464 (Stokes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271464 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Stokes Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4789626 Lon: -86.3955491
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stokes 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. |