A visit to the Van Hoy 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 Van Hoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Hoy Cemetery:
35.8053, -85.0472
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Hoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Hoy Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Van Hoy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Van Hoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Hoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Big Lick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick Cemetery
- Hale Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Chapel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Chapel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- New Era Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kerley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Tollett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Hoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Hoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Lake Tansi Village
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Erasmus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Howard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Greenbriar Village
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 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 Van Hoy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Hoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 Van Hoy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Van Hoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304293 (Van Hoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304293 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandever
- Location given for Van Hoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.805346 Lon: -85.0471783
- 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 Cumberland, 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- Van Hoy 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. |