A visit to the Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery:
35.5079, -87.7239
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graves Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Linden. Linden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Graves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary Cemetery
- Alberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alberson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberson Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Hollabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hollabaugh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollabaugh Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beatty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Odam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Odam Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odam Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Mound Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Bromley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Old Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Trace Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trace Creek Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Creek Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turnbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbow Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Upper Coon Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplin Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kimmins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Beardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lobelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Swan Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Decaturville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Collinwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
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 Graves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Decaturville
- Hohenwald
- Linden
- Parsons
- Waynesboro
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 Graves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285955 (Graves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285955 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graves Spring
- Location given for Graves Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5078505 Lon: -87.7239123
- 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 Perry, 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- Graves 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. |