A visit to the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lay Cemetery:
36.3848, -83.8305
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Lay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Lay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Shoffner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shoffner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner Cemetery
- Stiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stiner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiner Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Braden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Loo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Flat Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Boy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Head of Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Demory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Hamlin Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Lone Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
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 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290827 (Lay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290827 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ausmus
- Location given for Lay Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3848018 Lon: -83.8304702
- 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 Union, 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- Lay 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. |