A visit to the Lax 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 Lax Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lax Cemetery:
36.4664, -88.1717
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lax Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lax Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lax Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lax Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Townley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Townley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lax Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Conyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Puryear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- India
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Manleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Faxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Snider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Cottage Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McKinnon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Protemus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bumpus Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
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 Lax 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 Lax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lax 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 Lax Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290819 (Lax Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290819 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Lax Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4664438 Lon: -88.171703
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lax 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. |