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A visit to the Sexton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Sexton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.4059°   (36° 24' 21")

Lon:   -87.8336°   (-87° 50' 0")

The Sexton Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.

The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the north of the Sexton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sexton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Settle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Winters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Settle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Cole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Weaks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Alsup Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Burcham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burcham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burcham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Brigham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • New Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Ft. Donelson National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Donelson National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Donelson National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Donelson National Cemetery is located in Stewart County
    • Spurgeon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurgeon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • McIntosh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Lowery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowery Cemetery is located in Stewart County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sexton Cemetery.

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

  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Stewart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former name for Dover:
    • Monroe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
  • McKinnon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
    • McKinnon is located in Houston County
  • Tennessee Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Erin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <5>
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
  • Cumberland City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Throckmorton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
    • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Indian Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Legate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
    • Legate is located in Stewart County
  • Bumpus Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Faxon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
    • Faxon is located in Benton County
  • Snider
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
    • Snider is located in Stewart County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Parker Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
      • Parker Town is located in Stewart County
    • Oakwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Big Sandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Dotsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
      • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Springville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <5>
    • New Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Sexton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sexton 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 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 Sexton 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 Sexton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1301129  (Sexton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1301129 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: Dover
    • County: Stewart         Elev: 168
    • Location given for GNIS #1301129 (Sexton Cemetery)

The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com

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

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 Stewart, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Sexton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4059, Longitude: -87.8336       In this case, the coordinates for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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