A visit to the Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mays Chapel Cemetery:
35.7103, -88.3098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mays Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the southwest of the Mays Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mays Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mays Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hare Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Jower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jower Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jower Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Autrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autrey Cemetery
- Bible Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Halbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Halbrook Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbrook Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Central Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Central Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery
- The Timberlake Grove MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Timberlake Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Timberlake Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2473337 <5>
- Kizer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Beech River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beech River Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech River Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Mincey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mincey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mays Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mays Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeannette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Reagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotts Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Middle Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chaseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- White Fern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Rhodes Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sugar Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Claybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
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 Mays Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
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 Mays Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Mays Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1317490 (Mays Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317490 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chesterfield
- Location given for Mays Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7103453 Lon: -88.3097661
- 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 Henderson, 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 from Point A (ie- Mays Chapel 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. |