A visit to the Sylvia 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 Sylvia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvia Cemetery:
36.1717, -87.4236
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sylvia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sylvia Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the east of the Sylvia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sylvia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Felt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Felt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Fraudenthal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fraudenthal Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraudenthal Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vanleer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9924 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nelson Adams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8481 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Charlotte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sylvia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vanleer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Slayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Stayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Omega ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- White Oak Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Woods Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- McAllisters Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Abiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- White Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Bell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Sylvia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- McEwen
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sylvia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Sylvia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1324218 (Sylvia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1324218 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vanleer
- Location given for Sylvia Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1717246 Lon: -87.4236228
- 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 Dickson, 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- Sylvia 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. |