A visit to the Milton Cemetery ...
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 Milton Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Milton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Milton Cemetery
Lat: 35.7434° (35° 44' 36")
Lon: -88.2645° (-88° 15' 52")
The Milton Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Milton Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Milton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Milton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Eubanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eubanks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eubanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Altom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altom Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Altom Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332741 <6>
- Bible Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Mincey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mincey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mincey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mincey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mays Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mays Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- 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 Henderson County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650187 <6>
- Farmsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Farmsville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
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- Hare Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hare Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jower Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jower Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Derryberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derryberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derryberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulledge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- The Lester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14664 <6>
- Greener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greener Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greener Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greener Cemetery is located in Henderson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Milton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Milton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Parsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <7>
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Chaseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chaseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Decaturville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Sugar Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Tree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Reagan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <7>
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Middle Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- White Fern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Rhodes Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
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 Milton 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 Milton 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Milton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Milton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294014 (Milton Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1294014 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: Chesterfield
- County: Henderson Elev: 183
- Location given for GNIS #1294014 (Milton Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Milton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7434, Longitude: -88.2645 In this case, the coordinates for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |