A visit to the Goodfield 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 Goodfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodfield Cemetery:
35.4778, -84.8261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodfield Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the northeast of the Goodfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Goodfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Howser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howser Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Burttram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burttram Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burttram Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cotton Port Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Port Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- DeArmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The DeArmond Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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]<3> of the Goodfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Cute ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Bryan Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sewee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Niota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bellefounte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Luskville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
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 Goodfield 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 Goodfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Calhoun
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Spring City
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 helpful 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 Goodfield 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 Goodfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309911 (Goodfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309911 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodfield
- Location given for Goodfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4778494 Lon: -84.8260569
- 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 '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- Goodfield 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. |