A visit to the Laxon 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 Laxon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laxon Cemetery:
35.2820, -85.8866
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laxon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laxon Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Altamont. Altamont lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Laxon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laxon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Laxon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laxon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Hargiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hargiss Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargiss Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Ooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ooley Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooley Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18411 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Ikard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ikard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikard Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Old Baptist Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Baptist Graveyard is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Graveyard
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Alto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- Lappin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lappin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappin Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laxon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laxon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Monteagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sewanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tracy City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Stephenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Lankford Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Decherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Estill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Laxon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laxon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Winchester
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 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 Laxon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Laxon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317707 (Laxon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317707 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alto
- Location given for Laxon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2820247 Lon: -85.8866448
- 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 Grundy, 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- Laxon 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. |
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