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A visit to the Overcast Cemetery ...


The location of the Overcast Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Overcast Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.4939°   (36° 29' 38")

Lon:   -88.3262°   (-88° 19' 34")

The Overcast Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Overcast Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Overcast Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Henry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Overcast Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Overcast Cemetery.

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

    • Hazel
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
    • Puryear
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
      • Puryear is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Conyersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
      • Conyersville is located in Henry County
    • Harris Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Whitlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
      • Whitlock is located in Henry County
    • Murray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
    • Protemus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
      • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • New Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bell City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Cottage Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Henry County
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Tri City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
        • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Kirksey
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
        • Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Almo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
        • Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Lynnville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
        • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Oakland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Henry County
      • Farmington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
        • Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Dexter
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
        • Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Hardin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
        • Hardin is located in Marshall County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
      • Sedalia
        (18 miles [29 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 Overcast 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 Overcast Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Hardin
    • Henry
      • Henry lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Overcast Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Murray
    • Paris

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Overcast Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hendrix Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
    • Provine Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Provine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Provine Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Provine Cemetery
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Humphreys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphreys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphreys Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Carson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Green Plains Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Plains Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Yow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yow Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yow Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Puryear Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery
      • Puryear Memorial Garden
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryear Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Puryear Memorial Garden is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Memorial Garden
      • Littleton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Conyersville Community Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Conyersville Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Conyersville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Puryear.
        • The Conyersville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Conyersville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyersville Community Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10779 <6>
      • Potts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potts Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potts Cemetery
      • Conyersville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conyersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Conyersville Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyersville Cemetery
      • Lankford Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lankford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lankford Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lankford Cemetery

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

    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 Overcast Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1326100  (Overcast Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1326100 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: Puryear
      • County: Henry         Elev: 180
      • Location given for GNIS #1326100 (Overcast Cemetery)

    The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

    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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Overcast Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4939, Longitude: -88.3262       In this case, the coordinates for the Overcast Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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