A visit to the Lankford 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 Lankford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lankford Cemetery:
36.4614, -88.2689
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lankford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lankford Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lankford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lankford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Lankford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conyersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Conyersville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville Cemetery
- Conyersville Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Conyersville Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conyersville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Puryear.
- The Conyersville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conyersville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10779 <5>
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Lafever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lafever Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafever Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- McGhee Old Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Overcast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Overcast Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcast Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Kennerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennerly Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennerly Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conyersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- New Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Protemus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Manleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Kirksey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Tri City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
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 Lankford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henry
- Henry lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lankford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lankford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
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 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 Lankford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Lankford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326057 (Lankford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326057 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puryear
- Location given for Lankford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4614448 Lon: -88.2689286
- 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 Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lankford 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. |