A visit to the Hess 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 Hess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hess Cemetery:
35.6517, -89.2276
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hess Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the south southwest of the Hess Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Adas Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Rosenwald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rosenwald Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenwald Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Haywood County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Brownsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10467 <5>
- Wortham Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Shaws Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaws Chapel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Chapel Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Wellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Bells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Nutbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maury City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ko Ko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Fruitvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Hillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Durhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Eurekaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Chestnut Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Gates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 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 Hess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Hess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287511 (Hess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287511 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones
- Location given for Hess Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6517434 Lon: -89.2275682
- 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 Haywood, 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- Hess 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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