A visit to the Sales 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 Sales Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sales Cemetery:
35.0898, -89.4367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sales Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sales Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sales Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sales Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sales Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sales Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heaslet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Heaslet Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaslet Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Van Pelt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Van Pelt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Pelt Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Lewis Parrot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Parrot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Parrot Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasants Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasants Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McRee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McRee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRee Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris 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 Sales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sales Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forty Five
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Canadaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Piperton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Hickory Withe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Hudsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
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 Sales Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sales Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Collierville
- La Grange
- Somerville
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 Sales Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Sales Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300574 (Sales Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300574 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow
- Location given for Sales Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0898117 Lon: -89.4367417
- 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sales 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |