A visit to the Coffman 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 Coffman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coffman Cemetery:
35.8140, -88.4531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coffman 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 south southeast of the Coffman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coffman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Coffman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coffman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Marlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Carnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carnell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Kizer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coffman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parkers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lavinia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Whitthorne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McLemoresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Huntingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Fern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Poplar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Trezevant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Goat City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Wingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Hollow Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Coffman 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 Coffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Milan
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 Coffman 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 Coffman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317461 (Coffman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317461 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: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksburg
- Location given for Coffman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8139546 Lon: -88.4531057
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |