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A visit to the Rains Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rains Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rains Cemetery (FG ID #17560)

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 Rains Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rains Cemetery

Lat:   35.6687°   (35° 40' 7")

Lon:   -85.9556°   (-85° 57' 20")

The Rains Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.

The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Rains Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rains Cemetery.

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

  • Trousdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Naola ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
    • Naola is located in Coffee County
  • Morrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Centertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Daylight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
    • Daylight is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Daylight
    • From the Rains Cemetery to Daylight
  • Bluewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Manus Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
  • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
  • Teal ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Teal is located in Coffee County
  • Viola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <7>
  • McMinnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lucky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
    • Lucky is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lucky
    • From the Rains Cemetery to Lucky
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Rains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rains 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 Rains Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1298846  (Rains Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1298846 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: Centertown
    • County: Cannon         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #1298846 (Rains Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #17560

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, 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 obstructions 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 Rains Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6687, Longitude: -85.9556    
<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>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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