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A visit to the Old Montezuma Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Montezuma Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Montezuma Cemetery (FG ID #15728)

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 Montezuma Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.4033°   (35° 24' 11")

Lon:   -88.6910°   (-88° 41' 27")

The cemetery is located in Chester County<3>.

As an estimate, the Old Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Henderson.

The county seat for Chester County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the northeast of the Old Montezuma Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Montezuma Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old Montezuma Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Montezuma Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Montezuma Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Hearn Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearn Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearn Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hearn Chapel Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Wamble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wamble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wamble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wamble Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Estes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estes Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Chester County Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester County Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester County Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chester County Memorial Garden is located in Chester County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Cason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cason Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Old Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Owens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Fyre Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fyre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fyre Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haltoms Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haltoms Chapel Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Roger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roger Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Pleasant Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Cave Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Finger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finger Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Montezuma Cemetery.

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

  • Montezuma
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Henderson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Finger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
    • Finger is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <6>
  • Pinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
    • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
  • Deanburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Silerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Masseyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Lips
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jacks Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Medon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
    • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mifflin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Malesus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hornsby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Enville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
      • Enville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Middle Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Toone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
      • Toone is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Purdy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in McNairy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From the Old Montezuma Cemetery to Purdy
    • Rhodes Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Huron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Selmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <6>
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Old Montezuma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Henderson
  • Jackson
    • Jackson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Montezuma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jackson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Purdy
    • Purdy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Montezuma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Selmer
    • Selmer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Montezuma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer

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 Old Montezuma 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 Montezuma Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1294188  (Montezuma Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1294188 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: Henderson
    • County: Chester         Elev: 141
    • Location given for GNIS #1294188 (Montezuma Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15728

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Montezuma Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4033, Longitude: -88.6910    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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