A visit to the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Cemetery:
36.3801, -84.9913
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waters Cemetery is located in Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the northeast of the Waters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Waters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bills Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bills Creek Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bills Creek Cemetery
- Roanoke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- G.W. Conatser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G.W. Conatser Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the G.W. Conatser Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Jamestown.
- The G.W. Conatser Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conatser Cemetery
- George Conaster / William Branum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968204 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Storie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Storie Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storie Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Spurlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin Cemetery
- Allardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allardt Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Blaine Reagan Cemetery
- The James Blaine Reagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reagan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368502 <5>
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beatytown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294938 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allardt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Grimsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Pall Mall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glades
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Byrdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Bucklick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Taylors Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Obey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Static
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Deer Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Free Communion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Garretts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
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 Waters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
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 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304409 (Waters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304409 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamestown
- Location given for Waters Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3800686 Lon: -84.9913397
- 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 Fentress, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waters 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. |
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