A visit to the Grinders Creek 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 Grinders Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grinders Creek Cemetery:
35.5101, -87.4964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grinders Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grinders Creek Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies just to the northwest of the Grinders Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grinders Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Grinders Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grinders Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Grinders Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pollock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Swiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Himes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Grassy Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newtown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Grinders Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grinders Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hohenwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Kimmins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Henryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Aetna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Hampshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Park Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Webber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Ethridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frierson Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Greenfield Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Duck River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Lawrenceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Ashwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Armour Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Arkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Tottys Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Grinders Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grinders Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Linden
- Linden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grinders Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Mount Pleasant
- Waynesboro
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 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 Grinders Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Grinders Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309409 (Grinders Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309409 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsburg
- Location given for Grinders Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5100752 Lon: -87.4964062
- 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 Lewis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grinders Creek 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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