A visit to the Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
35.0726, -87.7989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Lawson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Old Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hayes Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Old Dodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Dodd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dodd Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Old Darby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Darby Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Balentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Balentine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balentine Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Darby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Threet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Pruitton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- McGee Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Westpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Florian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Arnot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Mars Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bailey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lowryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
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 Lawson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Collinwood
- Waynesboro
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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290803 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290803 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cypress Inn
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0725827 Lon: -87.7989165
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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 Wayne, 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- Lawson 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. |