A visit to the Cox 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 Cox Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cox Cemetery:
35.4617, -84.8336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cox Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north northeast of the Cox Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cox Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cox Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goodfield Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Cotton Port Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Port Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Beta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beta Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Burttram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burttram Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burttram Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Minnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Minnett Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnett Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- Correll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cute ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Bryan Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Etola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lakewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Spring City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Countryside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Chestuee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Niota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
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 Cox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Calhoun
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Spring City
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 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 Cox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Cox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281483 (Cox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281483 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodfield
- Location given for Cox Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4617383 Lon: -84.8335571
- 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 Meigs, 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- Cox 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |