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A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery

Lat:   36.0448°   (36° 2' 41")

Lon:   -87.5828°   (-87° 34' 58")

The Perry Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.

The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Perry Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Perry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nolan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • May Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The May Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Bethpage Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethpage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethpage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Vineyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vineyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Dickson County
  • McElhiney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElhiney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElhiney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McElhiney Cemetery is located in Dickson County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Few Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Few Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Few Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Few Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Washburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washburn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Crowell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wetherspoon Hollow Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • McCandless Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCandless Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCandless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCandless Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
    • Shipman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shipman Cemetery is located in Dickson County
    • Erranton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erranton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erranton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
    • Fews Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fews Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fews Chapel Cemetery is located in Dickson County
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dickson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.

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

  • Tennessee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • McEwen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <5>
  • Whitehouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
  • Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Pond is located in Dickson County
  • Dickson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hurricane Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Dickson County
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Only
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Hickman County
  • Omega ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Houston County
  • Nunnelly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
    • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Tidwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
    • Abiff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
      • Abiff is located in Dickson County
    • Burns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <5>
    • Vanleer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
    • Charlotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
      • Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
    • Whitfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
    • Slayden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Dickson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Plant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
      • Plant is located in Humphreys County
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Erin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1297207  (Perry Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1297207 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: Tennessee City
    • County: Humphreys         Elev: 196
    • Location given for GNIS #1297207 (Perry Cemetery)

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 Humphreys, 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 things 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 Perry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0448, Longitude: -87.5828       In this case, the coordinates for the Perry 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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