A visit to the Ayers 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 Ayers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ayers Cemetery:
35.6712, -87.6553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ayers Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ayers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ayers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ayers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ayers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Cotham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotham Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bastin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bastin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastin Cemetery
- Baston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baston Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baston Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chessor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chessor Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chessor Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Quails Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Quails Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conder Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Goforth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goforth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ayers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Kimmins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Aetna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Beardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Voorhies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hampshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Littlelot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Hurricane Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Duck River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
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 Ayers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ayers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Hohenwald
- Linden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hickman 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 Ayers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276023 (Ayers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276023 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasantville
- Location given for Ayers Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6711802 Lon: -87.6552981
- 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 Hickman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ayers 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. |