A visit to the Lain 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 Lain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lain Cemetery:
35.7801, -87.9925
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lain Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Denson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Britts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Bible Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bible Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill Cemetery
- Clayborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayborne Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayborne Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Griggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Manley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Morgans Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Nix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nix Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- Northern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Northern Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Jeannette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wildlife Cove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bakerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hustburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Only
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
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 Lain 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 Lain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Parsons
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 Lain 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 Lain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290476 (Lain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290476 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: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daniels Landing
- Location given for Lain Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7800651 Lon: -87.9925317
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lain 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |