A visit to the Bawcum 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 Bawcum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bawcum Cemetery:
35.7695, -88.0828
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bawcum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Bawcum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bawcum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bawcum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bawcum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Hawkes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Denson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Lain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lain Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bawcum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bawcum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jeannette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Decaturville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wildlife Cove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bakerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hustburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Parkers Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 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 Bawcum 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 Bawcum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- 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 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 Bawcum 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 Bawcum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276502 (Bawcum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276502 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Tree
- Location given for Bawcum Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7695098 Lon: -88.0828132
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bawcum 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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