A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
36.4892, -88.0814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Old Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- McCuiston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCuiston Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuiston Cemetery
- Shackleford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shackleford Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleford Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Rowlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Fakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fakes Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Buchannan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchannan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchannan Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
- Snider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Hazel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Puryear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- India
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- McKinnon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Bumpus Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Faxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Whitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Almo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Harris Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284211 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284211 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: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris Landing
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4892204 Lon: -88.0814216
- 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- Ferguson 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. |