A visit to the McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCoy Cemetery:
35.7315, -88.2348
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCoy Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McCoy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCoy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McCoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Eubanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- Bible Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derryberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derryberry Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hawkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mays Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14664 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Jeannette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decaturville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Chaseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Scotts Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
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 McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McCoy 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 McCoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293204 (McCoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293204 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: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parsons
- Location given for McCoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7314555 Lon: -88.2347637
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCoy 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. |