A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery:
35.3940, -87.5156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niemann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Niemann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemann Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Dirtdobber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dirtdobber Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdobber Cemetery
- Payton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Payton Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Voorhies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Newtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newtown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mannie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mannie Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannie Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Spann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Voorhies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Hohenwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Webber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Westpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Leoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Hampshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Collinwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Busby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Weakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Screamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Frierson Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Mount Pleasant
- 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 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290752 (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290752 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverside
- Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.393966 Lon: -87.5155741
- 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 Lawrence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laurel Hill 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. |