A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
35.4806, -88.1984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the north northeast of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Adkisson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Ketton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ketton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketton Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Scotts Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11214 <5>
- Chumney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chumney Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumney Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rushing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18034 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Rhodes Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sweet Lips
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Leapwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Crump
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Jacks Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295114 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295114 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurman
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4806294 Lon: -88.1983693
- 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 Decatur, 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- Murphy 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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