A visit to the Mathis 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 Mathis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathis Cemetery:
36.3148, -88.3542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathis Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the east southeast of the Mathis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mathis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Mathis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leeper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Crutchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crutchfield Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield Cemetery
- Paris City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Paris City Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris City Cemetery
- The Paris City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16814 <5>
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- McCuthen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McCuthen Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuthen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
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- Trevathan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trevathan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevathan Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- McCampbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCampbell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCampbell Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tharpe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Leoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leoney Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoney Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Paris Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- India
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Tumbling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Hazel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
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 Mathis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Henry
- Henry lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mathis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- McKenzie
- Paris
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 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 Mathis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Mathis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326070 (Mathis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326070 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris
- Location given for Mathis Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3147802 Lon: -88.3542114
- 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 Henry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mathis 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |