A visit to the Murphey 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 Murphey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphey Cemetery:
36.4781, -88.9570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the southwest of the Murphey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Murphey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Rankins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rankins Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Martin.
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14092 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenlea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlea Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlea Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Cheatham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pierce Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Union City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Cayce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Woodland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rives
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Murphey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Murphey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 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 Murphey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 Murphey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295108 (Murphey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295108 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris
- Location given for Murphey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4781177 Lon: -88.9570066
- 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 Obion, 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- Murphey 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. |