A visit to the Bush 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 Bush Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bush Cemetery:
36.3376, -87.9309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bush Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bush Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Bush Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bush Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bush Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bush Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grafried Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grafried Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafried Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Wynns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wynns Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynns Cemetery
- Bomar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bomar Hill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar Hill Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stockdate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stockdate Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdate Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bush Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKinnon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Faxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Manleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Throckmorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- India
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Legate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snider
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- New Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- McEwen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Bush 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 Bush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Paris
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bush 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 Bush Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279140 (Bush Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279140 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: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinnon
- Location given for Bush Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3375548 Lon: -87.9308626
- 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' (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- Bush 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. |