A visit to the Busby 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 Busby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Busby Cemetery:
36.2578, -87.8295
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Busby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Busby Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the east northeast of the Busby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Busby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Busby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Busby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Duffle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duffle Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffle Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Busby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Busby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Tennessee City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Slayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Vanleer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Legate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
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 Busby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Busby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Busby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 either 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 Busby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Busby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279139 (Busby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279139 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Busby Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.257834 Lon: -87.8294699
- 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 Houston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Busby 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. |