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. 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 Cathey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cathey Cemetery:
35.2220, -86.7247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cathey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cathey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Cathey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cathey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Cathey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cathey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Swinebroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Swinebroad Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinebroad Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Boonshill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boonshill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Medium Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Medium Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medium Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Medium Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15571 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wrights Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Boonshill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20605 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Porch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Porch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porch Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Turney - Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cathey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cathey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boonshill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Delina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Harms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Frankewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Dellrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elk Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Talley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Yell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Wheelerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Aymett Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
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. The following communities are located in Lincoln 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 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 Cathey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Cathey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279890 (Cathey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279890 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boonshill
- Location given for Cathey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2220237 Lon: -86.724721
- 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 Lincoln, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cathey 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. |
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