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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grinders Creek Cemetery
Lat: 35.4945° (35° 29' 40")
Lon: -87.5439° (-87° 32' 38")
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 north of the Grinders Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Grassy Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grassy Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Grinders Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grinders Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grinders Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grinders Creek Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Swiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Voorhies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voorhies Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voorhies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Voorhies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voorhies Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voorhies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pollock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomax Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lomax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Trace Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trace Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trace Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trace Creek Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Dabbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dabbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dabbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dabbs Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Mannie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mannie Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Dirtdobber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dirtdobber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dirtdobber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dirtdobber Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Newtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newtown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newtown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lewis County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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.
- Voorhies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kimmins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimmins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Park Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Hampshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <7>
- Swan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swan Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
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- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Ethridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <7>
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Frierson Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Greenfield Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Lawrenceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
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
- Mount Pleasant
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grinders Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lewis County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Grinders Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1309410 (Grinders Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1309410 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Riverside
- County: Lewis Elev: 244
- Location given for GNIS #1309410 (Grinders Creek Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grinders Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4945, Longitude: -87.5439 In this case, the coordinates for the Grinders Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |