A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
35.5990, -87.4553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies just to the west southwest of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sisco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sisco Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco Cemetery
- Old Harder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Harder Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harder Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Blann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blann Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blann Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Stoney - Lonesome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Gordonsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordonsburg Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg Cemetery
- O'Guin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The O'Guin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Guin Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Ridgetop - Mayfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aetna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Kimmins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Hampshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Greenfield Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duck River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Tottys Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Henryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Arkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Littlelot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Frierson Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Armour Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ashwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Nunnelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Screamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Ben ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Primm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Hohenwald
- Mount Pleasant
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 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296679 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296679 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsburg
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5989616 Lon: -87.4552932
- 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 Lewis, 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- Palestine 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. |