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. 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 Vernon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vernon Cemetery:
35.5712, -85.1947
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- DeBord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBord Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Summer City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
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- Iron Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Boynton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Ogden Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ogden Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Ogden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Brockdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ninemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flat Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
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.
- Dayton
- Dunlap
- Pikeville
- Spencer
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273427 (Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273427 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pikeville
- Location given for Vernon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5711787 Lon: -85.1946831
- 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 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 '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- Vernon 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. |