A visit to the Spain 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 Spain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spain Cemetery:
35.8070, -88.5664
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spain Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Spain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morning Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morning Sun Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17226 <5>
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Lavinia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lavinia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Leach Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Lavinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Whitthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Parkers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Goat City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- White Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Anark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McLemoresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Whitway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Huntingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Three Way
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
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 Spain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Milan
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 Spain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Spain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270941 (Spain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270941 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Grove
- Location given for Spain Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8070107 Lon: -88.5664423
- 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 Henderson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spain 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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