A visit to the Red House 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 Red House Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red House Cemetery:
35.4381, -88.1061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red House Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red House Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Red House Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red House Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Red House Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red House Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Channell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Channell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channell Cemetery
- Mager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mager Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mager Cemetery
- Ketton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ketton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketton Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Lott Landing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lott Landing Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Adkisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Connelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Connelly Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelly Cemetery
- Havanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Havanna Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havanna Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Old Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shannon Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red House Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Enville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Crump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Red House Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
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 Red House Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Red House Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299071 (Red House Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299071 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bath Springs
- Location given for Red House Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4381301 Lon: -88.1061438
- 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 Decatur, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red House 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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