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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 Birds Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Birds Creek 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 Birds Creek Cemetery

Lat:   36.3673°   (36° 22' 2")

Lon:   -88.3737°   (-88° 22' 25")

The Birds Creek 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 Birds Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 38 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Birds Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hartsfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • House Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
  • Hudgens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Blake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Milliken Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milliken Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Tyler - Compton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler - Compton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler - Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tyler - Compton Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Travis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • McCuthen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCuthen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCuthen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCuthen Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Greer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Foundry Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Brent Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Shells Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Grooms Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grooms Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grooms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grooms Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Wade Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Lampkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lampkins Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Tyler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Howard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Janes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Janes Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • McCall Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Leeper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leeper Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bruce Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9852 <6>
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Henry County Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry County Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry County Memorial Gardens is located in Henry County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Old Antioch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Old Foundary Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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

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 Birds Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birds Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Whitlock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
    • Whitlock is located in Henry County
  • New Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Henry County
  • Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Puryear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Puryear is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Cottage Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • India
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Conyersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
    • Conyersville is located in Henry County
  • Hazel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <7>
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Henry County
  • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Henry
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <7>
  • Ore Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
    • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tumbling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
      • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
    • Haglerville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
      • Haglerville is located in Henry County
    • Bell City
      (13 miles [20.9 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)
    • New Providence
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Harris Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Springville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Protemus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
      • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Manleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
      • Manleyville is located in Henry County
    • Gleason
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <7>
    • McKenzie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <7>
    • Tri City
      (17 miles [27.4 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)
    • New Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray
      (17 miles [27.4 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 <7>
    • Lynnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)

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 Birds Creek 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 Birds Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Henry
    • Henry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Birds Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • McKenzie
  • Murray
  • Paris
    • Paris lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Birds Creek 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Birds Creek 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 Birds Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1325986  (Birds Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1325986 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: Paris
    • County: Henry         Elev: 160
    • Location given for GNIS #1325986 (Birds Creek 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Birds Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3673, Longitude: -88.3737       In this case, the coordinates for the Birds Creek 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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