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. 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 Sexton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sexton Cemetery:
36.4059, -87.8336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Weaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Burcham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Ft. Donelson National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
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)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- 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)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Cumberland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- 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)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Snider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Dotsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sexton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- LaFayette
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sexton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Sexton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1301129 (Sexton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1301129 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover
- Location given for Sexton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4058863 Lon: -87.8336352
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sexton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |