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:
36.3742, -83.7755
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 just to the south southwest of the Lay Cemetery .
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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)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Ousley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ousley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hopper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Loo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Sandlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Braden
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Lulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 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 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
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:
- 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 #1290825 (Lay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290825 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: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maynardville
- Location given for Lay Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3742467 Lon: -83.7754681
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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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |