A visit to the Motley 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 Motley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Motley Cemetery:
35.8537, -88.9703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Motley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Motley Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the north of the Motley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Motley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Motley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Motley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- McLeary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McLeary Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeary Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Cox's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collinsworth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsworth Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Roseman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roseman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseman Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Bowers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Averys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Averys Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Averys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Alamo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8769 <5>
- Boikin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boikin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boikin Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Quincy Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Raines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Raines Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raines Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Harpers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Motley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Motley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Brazil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fruitvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Three Way
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goat City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Crockett Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Oakfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Maury City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Whitway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Owl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Tigrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
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 Motley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Motley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Dyer
- Friendship
- Humboldt
- Milan
- Milan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Motley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Motley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Motley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294525 (Motley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294525 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humboldt
- Location given for Motley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.853681 Lon: -88.9703415
- 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 Gibson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Motley 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. |
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