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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. 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 Lay Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery

Lat:   36.3742°   (36° 22' 27")

Lon:   -83.7755°   (-83° 46' 31")

The Lay Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Maynardville. Maynardville lies just to the south southwest of the Lay Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Weaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Shelby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelby Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Keck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Treece Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treece Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Brogan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brogan Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Capps Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Capps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Union County
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Browning Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Keck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Ousley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ousley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ousley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Keck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Graves Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Keck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Beason Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beason Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
    • Hopper Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Big Barren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
    • Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
  • Goin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
    • Goin is located in Claiborne County
  • Loo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
    • Loo is located in Union County
  • Haynes ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Union County
  • Sandlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
    • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Phebe ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phebe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
    • Phebe is located in Union County
  • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Union County
  • Braden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
    • Braden is located in Union County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
  • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
    • Rhodelia is located in Union County
  • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
    • Long Hollow is located in Union County
  • Maynardville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
    • Maynardville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <6>
  • Head of Barren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Head of Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
    • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Speedwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
      • Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Lone Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
      • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • New Tazewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Washburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Grainger County
    • Forkvale ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
      • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
      • Loyston is located in Union County
    • Luttrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Joppa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Grainger County
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County
    • Lulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
    • Tazewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <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 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1290825  (Lay Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1290825 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: Maynardville
    • County: Union         Elev: 407
    • Location given for GNIS #1290825 (Lay Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3742, Longitude: -83.7755       In this case, the coordinates for the Lay 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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