A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
36.3462, -88.4003
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the southeast of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyler - Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Janes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Janes Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Milliken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Milliken Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliken Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Lampkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lampkins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkins Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
- Birds Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- India
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Ore Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hazel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Henry
- McKenzie
- Murray
- Paris
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 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326093 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326093 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Osage
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3461694 Lon: -88.4003235
- 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 Henry, 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- Oak Hill 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. |