A visit to the Kea 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 Kea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kea Cemetery:
35.3037, -87.7636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kea Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north northeast of the Kea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greeson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Ralph Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ralph Cole Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Cole Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Bennett Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cole Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cole Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Wayne County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Collinwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Cypress Inn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Hohenwald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Park Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Lowryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Pruitton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Threet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Zip City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Busby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lawrenceburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
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 Kea 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 Kea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Linden
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Kea 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 Kea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289918 (Kea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289918 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: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Kea Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3036889 Lon: -87.7636357
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kea 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |