A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
36.3528, -85.1097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Turner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bolestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bolestown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolestown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cub Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cub Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Cemetery
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Creek Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dungan Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dungan Smith Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Smith Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Allred Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Allred Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beatytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
- Robbinstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Robbinstown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinstown 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 Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Little Crab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Hanging Limb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Grimsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Lovejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Obey City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allardt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Beaver Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Pall Mall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Byrdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Grey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
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 Turner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
- Livingston
- Monterey
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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1648550 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1648550 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 548 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilder
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3528441 Lon: -85.1096799
- 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 Fentress, 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 from Point A (ie- Turner 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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