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A visit to the Old Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cemetery

Lat:   35.3190°   (35° 19' 8")

Lon:   -88.0125°   (-88° 0' 45")

The Old Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Old Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Old Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Blackshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boyd - Lynch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd - Lynch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd - Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd - Lynch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Grigg Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grigg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grigg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Bowling Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowling Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Dick Hardin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dick Hardin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dick Hardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dick Hardin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Garrard Spring Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrard Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrard Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrard Spring Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • White Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Flat Gap Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Tune Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tune Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tune Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Haggard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haggard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haggard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haggard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Lizard Glade Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lizard Glade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lizard Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lizard Glade Cemetery is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saltillo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Dunbar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
  • New Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Hardin County
  • Savannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
    • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
  • Sibley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Hardin County
  • Lowryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
    • Lowryville is located in Hardin County
  • Flatwoods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
  • Collinwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Scotts Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Crump
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <5>
    • Decaturville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pyburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
      • Pyburn is located in Hardin County
    • Milledgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Adamsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hamburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County
    • Linden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nash Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
      • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
    • Parsons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
    • Cypress Inn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
      • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
    • Reagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <5>

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 Old Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Cemetery:

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 Old Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1641868  (Old Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1641868 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Olivehill
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 139
    • Location given for GNIS #1641868 (Old Cemetery)

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3190, Longitude: -88.0125       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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