A visit to the Cortez Adams 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 Cortez Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cortez Adams Cemetery:
36.4494, -85.8836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cortez Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cortez Adams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cortez Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cortez Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- Jesse Ira West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- John B Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The John B Goad Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Goad Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Will Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Will Gregory Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Gregory Cemetery
- The Will Gregory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gregory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235299 <5>
- Long Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- William McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- George P Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- John R Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The John R Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John R Brown Cemetery
- Josephus Cartwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Chesley Evetts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Draper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graves and Teele Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
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 Cortez Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cortez Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gibbs Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Pleasant Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Defeated
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Haydenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Frog Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Hermitage Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Dixon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Monoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Whitleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Johntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Akersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- South Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cortez Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cortez Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Gainesboro
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
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 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 Cortez Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Cortez Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084456 (Cortez Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084456 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Shade
- Location given for Cortez Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4494444 Lon: -85.8836111
- 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 Macon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cortez Adams 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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