A visit to the Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vaughn Cemetery:
35.9295, -85.7133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vaughn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies just to the west northwest of the Vaughn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vaughn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Vaughn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- George - Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lander Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander Cemetery
- Jaco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jaco Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaco Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adcock Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Cemetery
- Brassel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brassel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassel Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Billings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Billings Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cantrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tittsworth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittsworth Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson 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 Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Johnsons Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Dibrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Fall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Campaign
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Quebeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Bone Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Doyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
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 Vaughn Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Vaughn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Vaughn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1313808 (Vaughn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1313808 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sligo Bridge
- Location given for Vaughn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9295087 Lon: -85.7133156
- 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 DeKalb, 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 from Point A (ie- Vaughn 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. |