A visit to the Espy Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Espy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Espy Cemetery (FG ID #11790).
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 Espy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Espy Cemetery:
35.6895, -86.1167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Espy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Espy Cemetery is located in Cannon County<3>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Espy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Espy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Espy Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Espy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilley Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13599 <1>
- Tolbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tolbert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Bradyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19423 <1>
- Midway Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Sagely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hettie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hettie Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- Davis - Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pallette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pallette Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallette Cemetery
- Thyatira Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thyatira Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Ogles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Morrison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14703 <1>
- Smithson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- Peeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peeler Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler 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]<4> of the Espy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Espy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burgen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Gossburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Naola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Beechgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Teal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Bluewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Busy Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Centertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Kittrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Forest Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Morrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Daylight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
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 Espy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Espy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Espy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 Espy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #11790
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283853 (Espy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283853 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 381 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollow Springs
- Location given for Espy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6895155 Lon: -86.1166572
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Espy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |