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A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery

Lat:   35.2815°   (35° 16' 53")

Lon:   -87.2117°   (-87° 12' 42")

The Clifton Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.

The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Clifton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • May Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The May Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Whitson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitson Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • May Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The May Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Mint Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mint Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mint Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mint Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Freeman Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Dotson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Hickman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Choates Creek UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choates Creek UMC Cemetery
      • The Choates Creek UMC Cemetery is located in Giles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Choates Creek UMC Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Pulaski.
      • The Choates Creek UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Choates Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10501 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Helton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helton Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Lay Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lay Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Lawrence County Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence County Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence County Memorial Gardens is located in Lawrence County
    • Black Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • McLean Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLean Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Tripp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tripp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tripp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tripp Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Campbellsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbellsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbellsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbellsville Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Rhea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhea Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Marcella Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marcella Cemetery is located in Giles County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clifton Cemetery.

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

  • Weakley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
    • Weakley is located in Giles County
  • Bodenham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
    • Bodenham is located in Giles County
  • Ethridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <7>
  • Webber City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
    • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
  • Lawrenceburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wales. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Flatwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
  • Park Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
    • Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Bufords
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bufords. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
    • Bufords is located in Giles County
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Field
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
    • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Henryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
      • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Lynnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Southport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
    • Minor Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
      • Minor Hill is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Aymett Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aymett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
      • Aymett Town is located in Giles County
    • Broadview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Maury County
    • Busby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Lawrence County
    • Frierson Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
      • Frierson Town is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
    • Appleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Lawrence County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1305973  (Clifton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1305973 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: Campbellsville
    • County: Giles         Elev: 257
    • Location given for GNIS #1305973 (Clifton Cemetery)

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.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 Giles, 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 obstructions 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 Clifton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2815, Longitude: -87.2117       In this case, the coordinates for the Clifton 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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