A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
35.4431, -88.7045
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the east of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hearn Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hearn Chapel Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Chapel Cemetery
- Old Montezuma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Montezuma Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Old Montezuma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15728 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986923 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- New Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16311 <5>
- New Montezuma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Montezuma Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- Montezuma UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389702 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970952 <5>
- Chester County Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Wamble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wamble Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamble Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Deanburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Malesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Medon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Sweet Lips
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Rhodes Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- White Fern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Toone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Bethel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Enville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henderson
- Jackson
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Alexander Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275552 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275552 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henderson
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4431325 Lon: -88.7044983
- 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 Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander 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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