A visit to the Sykes 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 Sykes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sykes Cemetery:
36.0739, -85.9003
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sykes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sykes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sykes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sykes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Corley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Corley Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tubb Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Cripps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cripps Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripps Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stokes Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Heflin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Heflin Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
- Gualtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gualtney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualtney Cemetery
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- Nixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Driver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- A.D. Driver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Braswell Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Gwaltney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gwaltney Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwaltney Cemetery
- Foutch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Foutch Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutch Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blue Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Paige Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paige Cemetery is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige Cemetery
- Pricnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pricnard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricnard 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 Sykes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sykes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Temperance Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Temperance Hall is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Gordonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philippi is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Chestnut Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- South Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is also located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
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 Sykes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sykes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Carthage
- Liberty
- Smithville
- Watertown
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 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 Sykes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Sykes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1313789 (Sykes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1313789 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Sykes Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0739486 Lon: -85.9002644
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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 DeKalb, 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 from Point A (ie- Sykes 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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