A visit to the Horton 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 Horton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horton Cemetery:
35.1679, -87.8334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Horton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Horton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cromwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cromwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
- Masonic Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Masonic Hall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Hall Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Haley - Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haley - Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley - Ward Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Collinwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14329 <5>
- Harbour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Melson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Melson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Downing - Byler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Stribling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stribling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Horton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Cypress Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Lowryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Threet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Pruitton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruton Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Jacksonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- McGee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Arnot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Green Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Horton 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 Horton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Horton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Horton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1288460 (Horton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288460 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Three Churches
- Location given for Horton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1678586 Lon: -87.8333603
- 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 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- Horton 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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