A visit to the Tomes 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 Tomes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tomes Cemetery:
35.4881, -86.1489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tomes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tomes Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the east of the Tomes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tomes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Tomes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tomes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sain Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sain Cemetery
- Harmen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harmen Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmen Cemetery
- Minerva Lusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Minerva Lusk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Lusk Cemetery
- Granny Hickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Redden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Redden Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Redden Cemetery
- New Redden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Redden Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Redden Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Bly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bly Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bly Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Neel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Cypress Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Sartain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sartain Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Neel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neel Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel Chapel Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tomes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tomes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Busy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Forest Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Cortner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Homaway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Tullahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Haley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Beechgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Gossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 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 Tomes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tomes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
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 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 Tomes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Tomes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304131 (Tomes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304131 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Normandy Lake
- Location given for Tomes Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4881315 Lon: -86.1488788
- 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 Coffee, 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 from Point A (ie- Tomes 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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