A visit to the Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Creek Cemetery:
35.3073, -86.2819
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Moore County<2>.
The county seat for Moore County is located in Lynchburg. Lynchburg lies just to the west southwest of the Turkey Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Turkey Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Raysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Raysville Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Pylant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pylant Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylant Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mangum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Dance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dance Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dance Cemetery
- Wanslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wanslow Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanslow Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Shasteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shasteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasteen Cemetery
- Awalt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Awalt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- The Pennington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinkle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13423 <5>
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Lasater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Majors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Majors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Majors Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Browington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Browington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browington Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tullahoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Raus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Homaway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Winchester Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Estill Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Cortner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Decherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Wartrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
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 Turkey Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynchburg
- Manchester
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
- Winchester
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 helpful 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Moore 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 Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322705 (Turkey Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322705 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: Moore
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynchburg East
- Location given for Turkey Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3073024 Lon: -86.2819352
- 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 Moore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey Creek 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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