A visit to the Maxey 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 Maxey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maxey Cemetery:
36.4228, -88.6289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maxey Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Maxey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maxey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Maxey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maxey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Palmersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmersville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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- Doron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doron Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lea Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lea Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Harris Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Matheny Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macks Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macks Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Grove Cemetery
- Lemon Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent 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 Maxey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maxey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Ralston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Protemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tumbling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Puryear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Pierce Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Terrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
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 Maxey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maxey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Sharon
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 Maxey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Maxey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292971 (Maxey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292971 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latham
- Location given for Maxey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4228376 Lon: -88.628941
- 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 Weakley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maxey 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. |