A visit to the Murphree 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 Murphree Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphree Cemetery:
35.8440, -87.7034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphree Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphree Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Murphree Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Murphree Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphree Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Shanes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shanes Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanes Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Carothers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carothers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Pruett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Malugin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Malugin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malugin Cemetery
- Bone Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bone Spring Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Spring Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hedge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hedge Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge Cemetery
- Leathers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leathers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphree Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphree Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Only
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Lobelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Hurricane Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nunnelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Swan Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Hustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Kimmins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- McEwen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
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 Murphree Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphree Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Centerville
- Linden
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Murphree Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hickman 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 Murphree Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295109 (Murphree Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295109 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coble
- Location given for Murphree Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8439539 Lon: -87.7033548
- 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 Hickman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphree 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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