A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
35.0387, -87.5050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Cauhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Loretto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Loretto Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Belew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Wayland Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- New Ground Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <5>
- Loretto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Loretto Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto Cemetery
- Clack Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clack Branch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Branch Cemetery
- Chinubee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chinubee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinubee Cemetery
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Restview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Restview Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restview Cemetery
- Hensley Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ridge 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Joseph
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Rascal Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Westpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Arkdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Pruitton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Zip City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Killen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Corum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1642027 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642027 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0386931 Lon: -87.5050228
- 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 Lawrence, 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- St. Joseph 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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