A visit to the Piney 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 Piney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Cemetery:
35.5490, -87.4809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies just to the west of the Piney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Piney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loveless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Grinders Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Swiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Stoney - Lonesome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Jimmy Cothran Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jimmy Cothran Family Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimmy Cothran Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jimmy Cothran Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Hohenwald.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331292 <5>
- Blann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blann Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blann Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Gordonsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gordonsburg Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem 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 Piney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hohenwald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kimmins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Aetna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Voorhies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hampshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Swan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Greenfield Bend
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Duck River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Park Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Webber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Whitfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ashwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Arkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Littlelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
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 Piney 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 Piney 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Piney 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 Piney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297616 (Piney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297616 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonsburg
- Location given for Piney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.548963 Lon: -87.4808498
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney 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. |