A visit to the Tibbs 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 Tibbs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tibbs Cemetery:
36.5701, -88.5692
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tibbs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tibbs Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Tibbs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Tibbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Andrus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrus Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrus Cemetery
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cuba Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pittman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millie P. Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301726 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Burnetts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Usher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Usher Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- The Usher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dyer Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Jetton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jetton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetton Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynnville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Tri City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Bell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Puryear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Conyersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Westplains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fulgham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- South Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McConnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Whitlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Almo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
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 Tibbs 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 Tibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tibbs 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 Tibbs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #505264 (Tibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505264 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: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynnville
- Location given for Tibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5700578 Lon: -88.5692148
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tibbs 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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