A visit to the Lyons 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 Lyons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lyons Cemetery:
36.3826, -83.0085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lyons Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the north of the Lyons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lyons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Lyons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph Rogers Cemetery
- Mitchel Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
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- Coward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Strahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Strahl Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl Cemetery
- Cave Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carmack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carmack Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack Cemetery
- Brice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brice Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rogersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Persia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Strahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Amis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Bulls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Galbraith Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Surgoinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Ottway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mosheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
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 Lyons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292376 (Lyons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292376 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camelot
- Location given for Lyons Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3825952 Lon: -83.0084973
- 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 Hawkins, 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- Lyons 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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