A visit to the Tennessee 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 Tennessee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tennessee Cemetery:
40.8758, -93.9213
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tennessee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Tennessee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tennessee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tennessee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tennessee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Warrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick Cemetery
- Westervelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westervelt Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- O'Grady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The O'Grady Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Grady Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Munyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Munyon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munyon Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Hopeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville Cemetery
- Leas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leas Cemetery
- Grand River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grand River Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Funk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Funk Cemetery
- Lacelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
- Van Wert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Homewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Homewood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Cemetery
- Pumptown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pumptown Cemetery is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown Cemetery
- Reasoner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Reasoner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasoner Cemetery
- Green Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tennessee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tennessee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Van Wert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Lacelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Hopeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Beaconsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ellston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellston is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Decatur City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Thayer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kellerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tingley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Arispe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Lamoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Afton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lorimor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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 Tennessee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tennessee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Arispe
- Davis City
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Kellerton
- Lamoni
- Leon
- Leon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Tennessee Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mount Ayr
- Murray
- Osceola
- Shannon City
- Tingley
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 Tennessee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Tennessee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822920 (Tennessee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822920 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hopeville
- Location given for Tennessee Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8758295 Lon: -93.9213357
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Decatur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tennessee 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. |