A visit to the Adkisson 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 Adkisson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adkisson Cemetery:
35.4837, -88.1509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adkisson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the north northeast of the Adkisson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adkisson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Adkisson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adkisson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Ketton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ketton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketton Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Mager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mager Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mager Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Scotts Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11214 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Channell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Channell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channell Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton 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 Adkisson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adkisson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
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 Adkisson 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 Adkisson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
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 professional and volunteer 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 Adkisson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- 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 Adkisson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275494 (Adkisson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275494 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurman
- Location given for Adkisson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4836846 Lon: -88.1508677
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adkisson 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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