A visit to the Mager 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 Mager Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mager Cemetery:
35.4606, -88.0878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mager Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mager Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the north of the Mager Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mager Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mager Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mager Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ketton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ketton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketton Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Channell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Channell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channell Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Adkisson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Lafferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Altom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Lott Landing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lott Landing Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Montague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Old Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shannon Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mager Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mager Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Scotts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jeannette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
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 Mager Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mager Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
- Waynesboro
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 Mager Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Mager Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292496 (Mager Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292496 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bath Springs
- Location given for Mager Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4606294 Lon: -88.08781
- 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 Decatur, 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- Mager 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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