A visit to the Vance 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 Vance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vance Cemetery:
35.8542, -86.0978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vance Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the southeast of the Vance Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Vance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Ready Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17793 <5>
- Bragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Doolittle / Keele / Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duggin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Bogle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bogle Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paschal - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18617 <5>
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vance Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Auburntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Bradyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gassaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Cainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Centertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
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 Vance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Woodbury
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 Vance Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 Vance Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273363 (Vance Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273363 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodbury
- Location given for Vance Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8542329 Lon: -86.0977679
- 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 Cannon, 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' (or 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- Vance 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. |