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A visit to the Vernon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Vernon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vernon Cemetery

Lat:   35.5712°   (35° 34' 16")

Lon:   -85.1947°   (-85° 11' 40")

The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.

The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the north of the Vernon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Vernon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McReynolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McReynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McReynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Humble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Price Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Rigsby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Beach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • DeBord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeBord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeBord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Summer City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Iron Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Boynton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Laurel Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Brook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Brook Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Old Ogden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ogden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ogden Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Rollins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Cox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14398 <5>

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 Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vernon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Brayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
  • Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Rhea County
  • Brockdell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
    • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
  • Pailo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pailo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
    • Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
  • Cumberland Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
    • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Graysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Ninemile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winesap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
  • Flat Top
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Newton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
      • Newton has also been known as:
      • Peay
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <6>
    • Burke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Cumberland County
    • Chalybeate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
    • Birchwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Spencer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
    • Soddy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
      • Soddy is located in Hamilton County
    • Sweetgum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County

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 Vernon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vernon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Vernon Cemetery:

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 Vernon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1273427  (Vernon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1273427 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pikeville
    • County: Bledsoe         Elev: 269
    • Location given for GNIS #1273427 (Vernon Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Bledsoe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vernon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5712, Longitude: -85.1947       In this case, the coordinates for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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