A visit to the Hawkins 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 Hawkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawkins Cemetery:
36.5398, -86.2142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Hawkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hawkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Love - Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Love - Ladd Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love - Ladd Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carman Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Cemetery
- Lewis Minick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Minick Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Minick Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alvis - Shrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westmoreland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17202 <5>
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westmoreland.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crash Brown Family Cemetery
- John Timothy Brown Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319035 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Free Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walden - Walrond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- G T Dalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The G T Dalton Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G T Dalton 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 Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Siloam
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Westmoreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Bethpage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Chipman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Adolphus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Rogana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Frog Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Sengtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- South Tunnel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Trousdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Johntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Hawkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Scottsville
- Westmoreland
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 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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287183 (Hawkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287183 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westmoreland
- Location given for Hawkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5397671 Lon: -86.2141547
- 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 Macon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |