A visit to the Lawrence 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 Lawrence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Cemetery:
36.5176, -88.8139
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lawrence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawrence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lawrence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McFall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Greenlea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenlea Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlea Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328969 <5>
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434762 <5>
- Camp Beauregard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Hainline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hainline Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainline Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris 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 Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fulgham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Wingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Cayce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Woodland Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Dresden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
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 Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Union City
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 Lawrence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Lawrence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #496072 (Lawrence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #496072 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Water Valley
- Location given for Lawrence Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5175603 Lon: -88.8139461
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawrence 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. |