A visit to the Townley 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 Townley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Townley Cemetery:
36.4662, -88.1484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Townley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Townley Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Townley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Townley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Townley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Lax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lax Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Townley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Townley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Hazel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Puryear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Whitlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Faxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Snider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Almo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Harris Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
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 Townley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Townley 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 helpful 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 Townley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Townley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326139 (Townley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326139 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Townley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4661657 Lon: -88.1483687
- 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 Henry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Townley 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. |