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A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery

Lat:   35.6078°   (35° 36' 28")

Lon:   -87.6728°   (-87° 40' 22")

The Stephens Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.

The county seat for Perry County is located in Linden. Linden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Stephens Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Upper Coon Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Barber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Poplin Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplin Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplin Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplin Hollow Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Qualls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Qualls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Qualls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Qualls Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Skelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Baston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baston Cemetery is located in Lewis County
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    • Bastin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bastin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bastin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bastin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Cotham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cotham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Quails Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quails Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quails Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quails Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Hickerson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Alberson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alberson Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Odam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odam Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Fain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fain Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Lees Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lees Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lees Lake Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Hickman County
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ayers Cemetery is located in Hickman County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.

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

  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
  • Hohenwald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimmins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimmins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
    • Kimmins is located in Lewis County
  • Beardstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
    • Beardstown is located in Perry County
  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Aetna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
    • Aetna is located in Hickman County
  • Flatwoods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Voorhies
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
  • Lobelville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
    • Lobelville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <6>
  • Whitfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
  • Swan Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swan Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
    • Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Only
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
    • Waynesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <6>
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
    • Nunnelly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
      • Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
    • Henryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
      • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Hampshire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tottys Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tottys Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
      • Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
    • Graham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Hickman County
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County

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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1303823  (Stephens Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1303823 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: Graves Spring
    • County: Perry         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #1303823 (Stephens Cemetery)

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountytennessee.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 Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stephens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6078, Longitude: -87.6728       In this case, the coordinates for the Stephens 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>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.
<7>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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