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The location of the Clay Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Clay Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.1837°   (35° 11' 1")

Lon:   -89.5370°   (-89° 32' 13")

The Clay Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Clay Cemetery .

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 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 Clay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Fayette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clay Cemetery.

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

    • Canadaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
      • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
    • Macon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Fayette County
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
    • Hickory Withe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Withe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
    • Rossville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
    • Gallaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
    • Somerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Collierville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Piperton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piperton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Lakeland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
        • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
      • Braden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bailey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
        • Bailey is located in Shelby County
      • Forest Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
        • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Mount Pleasant
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Forty Five
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
        • Forty Five is located in Fayette County
      • Mason
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Germantown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayce
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
        • Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Fredonia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Haywood County
      • Bartlett
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
        • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
      • Barton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
        • Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Slayden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slayden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
        • Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Keeling
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
        • Keeling is located in Hancock County

    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 Clay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Clay Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Dupree Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dupree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11564 <6>
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Rayner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rayner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rayner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rayner Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Dudney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dudney Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudney Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Murrell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murrell Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Granbery Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granbery Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granbery Cemetery
    • Bell Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Grove Cemetery
    • Braswell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Braswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braswell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cross Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cross Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
      • Farwell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farwell Cemetery
      • Yancy Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yancy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancy Cemetery
      • Mebane Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mebane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mebane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mebane Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Carpenter Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Harris Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Granbery Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Granbery Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granbery Cemetery
      • Macon Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macon Cemetery
      • Waller Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waller Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • 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 Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery

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

    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 Clay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1280627  (Clay Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1280627 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: Oakland
      • County: Fayette         Elev: 112
      • Location given for GNIS #1280627 (Clay Cemetery)

    The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/

    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 Fayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1837, Longitude: -89.5370       In this case, the coordinates for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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