A visit to the Buford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Buford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Buford Cemetery (FG ID #9921).
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 Buford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buford Cemetery:
36.5409, -85.4142
The Buford Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the west of the Buford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buford Cemetery.
Establishment of the Buford Cemetery ...
The Buford Cemetery was established in 1886.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Buford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Craig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins - Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevin Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peterman Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dale Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McFerrin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
- Burchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burchett Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchett Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chowning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson - Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luke Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett 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 Buford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cave Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Free Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Taylors Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyds Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Byrdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meshack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Buford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
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 professional and volunteer 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 Buford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Buford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9921
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278929 (Buford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278929 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale Hollow Dam
- Location given for Buford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5406177 Lon: -85.4138551
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |