A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
36.3095, -88.4584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the east of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Hancel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hancel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancel Cemetery
- Barrs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Barrs Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Chapel Cemetery
- Lumbix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lumbix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumbix Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Speight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Speight Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speight Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Tyler - Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tumbling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gleason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Dresden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hazel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Protemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Manleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Henry
- Henry lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Edwards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- McKenzie
- Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326030 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326030 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osage
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3095036 Lon: -88.4583815
- 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 Henry, 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- Edwards 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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