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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery

Lat:   35.0726°   (35° 4' 21")

Lon:   -87.7989°   (-87° 47' 56")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Pigg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pigg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pigg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Old Hayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Hayes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAllister Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Old Dodd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dodd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Dodd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Old Darby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Darby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Love Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Love Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Balentine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balentine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Balentine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Barkley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barkley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Darby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 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.

  • Cypress Inn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
  • Collinwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Threet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
    • Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Zip City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
    • Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Pruitton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pruitton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
    • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Iron City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jacksonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • McGee Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
    • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Westpoint
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
    • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
  • Saint Florian
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Arnot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
    • Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Mars Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Bailey Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
      • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Green Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
      • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Saint Joseph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
    • Waynesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <6>
    • Lowryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
      • Lowryville is located in Hardin County
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Cypress Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
      • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Atlas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Riverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Canaan ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
    • Wilson Dam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
      • Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Bainbridge ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bainbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Rascal Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
    • Loretto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <6>

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #1290803 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cypress Inn
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 252
    • Location given for GNIS #1290803 (Lawson Cemetery)

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lawson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0726, Longitude: -87.7989       In this case, the coordinates for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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