A visit to the Boswell 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 Boswell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boswell Cemetery:
35.7403, -88.4178
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boswell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boswell Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southeast of the Boswell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boswell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Boswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Kizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
- The Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Timberlake Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Timberlake Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2473337 <5>
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Beech River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech River Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech River Cemetery
- Kizer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Marlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Caffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Caffey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey Cemetery
- New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lexington.
- The New Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8670 <5>
- Halbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Halbrook Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbrook Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boswell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parkers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Anark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- White Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Poplar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Claybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Middle Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Mifflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lavinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Whitthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
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 Boswell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Boswell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Boswell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278022 (Boswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278022 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Boswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7403448 Lon: -88.417826
- 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 Henderson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boswell 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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