A visit to the Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hensley Cemetery:
35.5862, -88.2161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hensley Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hensley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hensley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hensley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rushing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rushing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18034 <5>
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Chumney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chumney Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumney Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Scotts Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11214 <5>
- Yarbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Myracle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Myracle Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myracle Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129117 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981820 <5>
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hensley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hensley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parsons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Dunbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rhodes Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Middle Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Jacks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
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 Hensley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hensley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
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 Hensley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Hensley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287458 (Hensley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287458 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scotts Hill
- Location given for Hensley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5861819 Lon: -88.2161493
- 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 Henderson, 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 from Point A (ie- Hensley 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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