A visit to the Lafferty 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 Lafferty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lafferty Cemetery:
35.4670, -88.1414
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lafferty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the north of the Lafferty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lafferty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Lafferty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lafferty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Adkisson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Ketton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ketton Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketton Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wiley Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slater Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Altom Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Channell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Channell Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channell Cemetery
- Mager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mager Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mager Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Averett Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Luton Cemetery is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafferty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lafferty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunbar is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paulks was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs was located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby was located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Rhodes Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Crump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is also located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
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 Lafferty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafferty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
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 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 Lafferty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Lafferty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290471 (Lafferty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290471 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurman
- Location given for Lafferty Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4670183 Lon: -88.1414229
- 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 Decatur, 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- Lafferty 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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