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A visit to the Helton 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 Helton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helton 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 Helton Cemetery

Lat:   35.3837°   (35° 23' 1")

Lon:   -87.9750°   (-87° 58' 29")

The Helton Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Helton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Helton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Lone Chestnut Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Chestnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Chestnut Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Lizard Glade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lizard Glade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lizard Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lizard Glade Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Haggard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haggard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haggard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haggard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Benham - Hughes - Speer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benham - Hughes - Speer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benham - Hughes - Speer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benham - Hughes - Speer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Warrington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warrington Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Turnbo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turnbo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Evans Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Newborn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newborn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Nunnley Ford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunnley Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunnley Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nunnley Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Old Shannon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shannon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Shannon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shannon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Grigg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grigg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grigg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Dicus Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dicus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dicus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dicus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Ryan Childs Grave
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Childs Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Childs Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ryan Childs Grave is located in Wayne County
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Helton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunbar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
  • Waynesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Saltillo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Decaturville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Hardin County
  • New Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Hardin County
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
  • Savannah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sardis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
    • Collinwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
      • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
    • Lowryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
      • Lowryville is located in Hardin County
    • Parsons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
    • Crump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <5>
    • Reagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <5>
    • Milledgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Voorhies
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Chesterfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

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 Helton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Helton Cemetery:

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 Helton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1287350  (Helton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1287350 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: Clifton
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 118
    • Location given for GNIS #1287350 (Helton Cemetery)

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Helton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3837, Longitude: -87.9750       In this case, the coordinates for the Helton 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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