A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
35.2167, -87.8378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north northeast of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harbour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Collinwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14329 <5>
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Downing - Byler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cypert - Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Nowlin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Melson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Melson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Hesse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hesse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Bennett Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cole Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cole Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Mt. Heber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Heber Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Heber Cemetery
- Rayburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Horton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masonic Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Hall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Hall Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Collinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Cypress Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Threet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Westpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zip City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Pruitton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Bruton Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
- Waynesboro
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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641887 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641887 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Three Churches
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2167465 Lon: -87.8378042
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |
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