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A visit to the Lafever Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lafever Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lafever Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lafever Cemetery

Lat:   36.0895°   (36° 5' 22")

Lon:   -85.7578°   (-85° 45' 28")

The Lafever Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lafever Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lafever Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lafever Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Carlen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carlen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Burton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maddux Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Love Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Love Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Carr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Jared Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jared Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jared Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jared Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Braswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braswell Cemetery
    • The Braswell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Hullett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hullett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hullett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hullett Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Smellage Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leftwich Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leftwich Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leftwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Paige Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paige Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paige Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Dobbs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Huddleston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • McKinley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKinley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Pricnard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pricnard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pricnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pricnard Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Cripps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cripps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cripps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cripps Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Judd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Judd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Maddux Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddux Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafever Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lafever Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
    • Boma is located in Putnam County
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Putnam County
  • Philippi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
    • Philippi is located in DeKalb County
  • Johnsons Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
    • Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
  • Chestnut Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
    • Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
  • Baxter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
  • Temperance Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
    • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Ditty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
    • Ditty is located in Putnam County
  • Peeled Chestnut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
    • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
  • Fanchers Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
    • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hickman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
      • Hickman is located in Smith County
    • Dowelltown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgess
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Putnam County
    • Nameless
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless is located in Jackson County
    • Gordonsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Macedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in White County
    • Southtown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Cookeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Alexandria
      (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 Lafever Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafever Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lafever Cemetery:

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 Lafever Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1290469  (Lafever Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1290469 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Center Hill Dam
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 315
    • Location given for GNIS #1290469 (Lafever Cemetery)

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Putnam, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lafever Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0895, Longitude: -85.7578       In this case, the coordinates for the Lafever Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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