A visit to the Godsey 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 Godsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Godsey Cemetery:
35.3623, -84.8599
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Godsey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Godsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Godsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Godsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Godsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Godsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Clint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clint Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Hill Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Renslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Renslow Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renslow Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Beta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beta Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta Cemetery
- Burketts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClanahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Cofer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cofer Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofer Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Godsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Godsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Etola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Beta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chestuee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Luskville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Bryan Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
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 Godsey 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 Godsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Dayton
- Decatur
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 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 Godsey 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 Godsey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285562 (Godsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285562 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: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Godsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3622942 Lon: -84.8599461
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Godsey 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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