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A visit to the Cathey 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 Cathey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cathey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.3342°   (36° 20' 3")

Lon:   -87.9361°   (-87° 56' 9")

The Cathey Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Cathey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cathey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grafried Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grafried Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grafried Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grafried Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Day Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Leatherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leatherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leatherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Wynns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wynns Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Bomar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bomar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bomar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bomar Hill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Spurgeon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurgeon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stockdate Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockdate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockdate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stockdate Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Crooked Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crooked Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crooked Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Irish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irish Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Askew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cathey Cemetery.

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

  • McKinnon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
    • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Faxon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
    • Faxon is located in Benton County
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
  • Tennessee Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Big Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Stewart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former name for Dover:
    • Monroe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
  • Springville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Erin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <6>
  • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
    • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
  • Manleyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
    • Manleyville is located in Henry County
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Henry County
  • Cumberland City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Throckmorton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
      • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
    • Indian Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • India
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
      • India is located in Henry County
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpus Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Snider
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Stewart County
    • New Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Legate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
      • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • New Providence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Conyersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
      • Conyersville is located in Henry County
    • Paris
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Cathey 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 Cathey 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 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 Cathey 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 Cathey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1279894  (Cathey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1279894 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: McKinnon
    • County: Houston         Elev: 110
    • Location given for GNIS #1279894 (Cathey Cemetery)

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

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cathey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3342, Longitude: -87.9361       In this case, the coordinates for the Cathey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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