A visit to the Chumney 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 Chumney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chumney Cemetery:
35.5426, -88.2462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chumney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chumney Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Chumney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chumney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chumney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chumney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981820 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Scotts Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11214 <5>
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rushing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18034 <5>
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Newson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newson Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Adkisson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Yarbro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Myracle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Myracle Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myracle Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chumney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chumney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotts Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Parsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Middle Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Enville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Jacks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Poplar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Chumney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chumney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
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 Chumney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Chumney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280544 (Chumney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280544 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scotts Hill
- Location given for Chumney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5425721 Lon: -88.2461496
- 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 Henderson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chumney 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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