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A visit to the Refuge 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 Refuge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Refuge Cemetery (FG ID #17680)

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 Refuge Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.2891°   (35° 17' 20")

Lon:   -88.6617°   (-88° 39' 42")

The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.

The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the south southeast of the Refuge Cemetery .

Name Variations for Refuge Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Refuge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Roger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roger Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Little Hatchie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Hatchie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Hatchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Hatchie Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Cason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cason Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Cave Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Curtis Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bethel Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Springs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Moores Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moores Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Beaty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Finger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finger Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Old Friendship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Chester County

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 Refuge Cemetery.

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

  • Masseyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
    • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <7>
  • Finger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
    • Finger is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <7>
  • Rose Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Selmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
    • Selmer is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <7>
  • Purdy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in McNairy County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Purdy
    • From the Refuge Cemetery to Purdy
  • Silerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hornsby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Falcon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Lips
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Deanburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Enville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
      • Enville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jacks Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
    • Ramer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <7>
    • Eastview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Adamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stantonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Medon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Refuge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Refuge 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 Refuge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1308735  (Refuge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1308735 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: Masseyville
    • County: McNairy         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #1308735 (Refuge Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #17680

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 McNairy, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Refuge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2891, Longitude: -88.6617    
<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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