A visit to the Jesse Ira West 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 Jesse Ira West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jesse Ira West Cemetery:
36.4684, -85.9308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jesse Ira West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jesse Ira West Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the northwest of the Jesse Ira West Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Jesse Ira West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jesse Ira West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Long Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- William McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- George P Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John R Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The John R Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John R Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cortez Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez Adams Cemetery
- Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- William Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elisha Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elisha Cox Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elisha Cox Cemetery
- A.W. Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Josephus Cartwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesley Evetts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Will Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Will Gregory Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Gregory Cemetery
- The Will Gregory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gregory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235299 <5>
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John B Goad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The John B Goad Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Goad Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- William Brockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West 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 Jesse Ira West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jesse Ira West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mill Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Frog Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Pleasant Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Difficult
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Jenkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Defeated
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Johntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Haydenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Monoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Hermitage Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Akersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Rough Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Green Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Jesse Ira West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jesse Ira West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
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 either 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 Jesse Ira West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Jesse Ira West Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274143 (Jesse Ira West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274143 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Shade
- Location given for Jesse Ira West Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4683872 Lon: -85.9308162
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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 Macon, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jesse Ira West 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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