A visit to the Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bruce Cemetery:
36.3187, -88.3648
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bruce Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the east southeast of the Bruce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bruce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bruce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Crutchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crutchfield Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Henry County Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- McCuthen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCuthen Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuthen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Trevathan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trevathan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevathan Cemetery
- McCampbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCampbell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCampbell Cemetery
- Paris City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Paris City Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris City Cemetery
- The Paris City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16814 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
- Tyler - Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Janes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Leoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leoney Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoney Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tharpe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- India
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Puryear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Tumbling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ore Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Manleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
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 Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Henry
- McKenzie
- Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326001 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326001 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris
- Location given for Bruce Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3186692 Lon: -88.3647672
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Bruce 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. |