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The location of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 McGhee Old Slave Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery

Lat:   36.4353°   (36° 26' 7")

Lon:   -88.2312°   (-88° 13' 52")

The McGhee Old Slave Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery .

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 McGhee Old Slave Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Henry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGhee Old Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Conyersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
      • Conyersville is located in Henry County
    • Puryear
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
      • Puryear is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Hazel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
    • Whitlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
      • Whitlock is located in Henry County
    • New Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henry County
    • Murray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
    • New Boston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Henry County
    • Springville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harris Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Manleyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
        • Manleyville is located in Henry County
      • Big Sandy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Protemus
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
        • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Bell City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
        • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Faxon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
        • Faxon is located in Benton County
      • Almo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
        • Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Henry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Henry is located in Henry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
      • McKinnon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinnon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
        • McKinnon is located in Houston County
      • Tri City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
        • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)

    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 McGhee Old Slave 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 McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Henry
      • Henry lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Murray
      • Murray lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murray.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Paris
      • Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGhee Old Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rogers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Lankford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lankford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lankford Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lankford Cemetery
    • Lafever Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lafever Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafever Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Bowden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the King Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The King Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14336 <7>
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Neece Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neece Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neece Cemetery
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Valentine Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valentine Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
      • Conyersville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conyersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Conyersville Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyersville Cemetery
      • Conyersville Community Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Conyersville Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conyersville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Puryear.
        • The Conyersville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Conyersville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyersville Community Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10779 <7>
      • Potts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potts Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potts Cemetery
      • Kennerly Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennerly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kennerly Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennerly Cemetery
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Gilliam Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
      • Scott Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Beaver Dam Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
      • Heglar Chapel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heglar Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heglar Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heglar Chapel Cemetery
      • Willoughby Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willoughby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willoughby Cemetery
      • Salmon Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salmon Cemetery
      • Lax Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lax Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lax Cemetery
      • Perry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Chumley Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chumley Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chumley Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Dale Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dale Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
      • Fisher Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 McGhee Old Slave Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1326072  (McGhee Old Slave Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1326072 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Buchanan
      • County: Henry         Elev: 131
      • Location given for GNIS #1326072 (McGhee Old Slave Cemetery)

    The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4353, Longitude: -88.2312       In this case, the coordinates for the McGhee Old Slave Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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