A visit to the Hicks 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 Hicks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hicks Cemetery:
35.7201, -88.8548
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south southeast of the Hicks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hicks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- De Loach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The De Loach Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Loach Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Jewett - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett - Smith Cemetery
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jewett Cemetery
- Jewette Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14008 <5>
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgecrest Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgecrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17757 <5>
- McClellan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mariah Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariah Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem 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 Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hicks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Three Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Oakfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Windy City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Goat City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fruitvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Malesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Claybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lavinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Hicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Humboldt
- Jackson
- Milan
- Milan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hicks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
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 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Hicks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287649 (Hicks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287649 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson North
- Location given for Hicks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.72007 Lon: -88.8547817
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hicks 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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