A visit to the Thurman 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 Thurman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thurman Cemetery:
35.7326, -85.0638
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Thurman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thurman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thurman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brushy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tollett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Era Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Winnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Winnie Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thurman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thurman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ninemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Winesap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Lake Tansi Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lantana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erasmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Todd Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Roddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
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 Thurman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thurman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Dayton
- Pikeville
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thurman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Thurman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1272601 (Thurman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272601 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Thurman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7325684 Lon: -85.063845
- 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 Bledsoe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thurman 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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