A visit to the Damesworth 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 Damesworth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damesworth Cemetery:
36.2106, -87.7636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damesworth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the south of the Damesworth Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Damesworth Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Damesworth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Damesworth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Averitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Grice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grice Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cleghern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Damesworth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Damesworth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McEwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Omega ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Cumberland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hurricane Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Throckmorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- New Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Hustburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Damesworth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damesworth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Damesworth Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Damesworth Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 professional and volunteer 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 Damesworth Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Damesworth Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281997 (Damesworth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281997 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halls Creek
- Location given for Damesworth Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2106129 Lon: -87.7636338
- 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 Humphreys, 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 from Point A (ie- Damesworth 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. |