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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery

Lat:   36.4231°   (36° 25' 23")

Lon:   -88.3767°   (-88° 22' 36")

The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the south southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brisendine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brisendine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brisendine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brisendine Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Hartsfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartsfield Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Foundry Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foundry Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foundry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foundry Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Old Foundary Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Foundary Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Foundary Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Foundary Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Gore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Paschall - Wall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paschall - Wall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paschall - Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paschall - Wall Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Brent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brent Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shells Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shells Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Blake Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blake Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • House Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The House Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Rennolds Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rennolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rennolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rennolds Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Puryear City Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear City Cemetery
      • The Puryear City Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Puryear.
      • The Puryear City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highland Cemetery
      • Puryear Cemetery
      • Puryear Memorial Garden
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183381 <5>
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County

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.

  • Puryear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Puryear is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Whitlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
    • Whitlock is located in Henry County
  • Conyersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
    • Conyersville is located in Henry County
  • Cottage Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <6>
  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Henry County
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • India
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
    • India is located in Henry County
  • Harris Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
    • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • New Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
    • New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Protemus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
    • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Bell City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henry County
    • Murray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
    • Ore Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
      • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
    • Tri City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
      • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Lynnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Tumbling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
      • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
    • Henry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>
    • New Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Henry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Henry
  • Murray
    • Murray lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Alexander Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Paris
    • Paris lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Alexander Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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:

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 #1275555  (Alexander Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1275555 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cottage Grove
    • County: Henry         Elev: 154
    • Location given for GNIS #1275555 (Alexander Cemetery)

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Henry, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alexander Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4231, Longitude: -88.3767       In this case, the coordinates for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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