A visit to the Payton 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 Payton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payton Cemetery:
35.4067, -87.5653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payton Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Payton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Payton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Mannie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mannie Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannie Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Dirtdobber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dirtdobber Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdobber Cemetery
- Voorhies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Voorhies Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies Cemetery
- Churchwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
- Dabbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dabbs Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabbs Cemetery
- Niemann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Niemann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemann Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newtown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Dabbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dabbs Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabbs Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
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 Payton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Voorhies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Henryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Hohenwald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Kimmins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Webber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Collinwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Westpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Pleasantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Leoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Screamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
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 Payton 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 Payton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Linden
- Mount Pleasant
- Waynesboro
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 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 Payton 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 Payton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297026 (Payton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297026 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: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverside
- Location given for Payton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4067432 Lon: -87.5652975
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Payton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |