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A visit to the Box 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 Box Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.0472°   (36° 2' 49")

Lon:   -87.9218°   (-87° 55' 18")

The Box Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<1>.

The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the east northeast of the Box Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Box Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Warren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McCann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCann Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Marberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Napier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Napier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Marberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Marberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marberry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Winfrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crockett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13916 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Massey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Massey Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Plant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plant Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Waggoner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Link Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Link Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Link Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Link Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Larkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Larkins Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Gwin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • McAdoo Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdoo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McAdoo Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Gatlin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Box Cemetery.

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

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 Box Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Box 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 Box Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1278088  (Box Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1278088 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: Johnsonville
    • County: Humphreys         Elev: 117
    • Location given for GNIS #1278088 (Box Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Box Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0472, Longitude: -87.9218    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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