A visit to the Turnpike 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 Turnpike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turnpike Cemetery:
35.5801, -89.4509
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turnpike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Turnpike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turnpike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Turnpike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turnpike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Macedonia Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Marrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Outlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Outlaw Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaw Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Durhamville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Durhamville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #472413 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Elam Durhamville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turnpike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turnpike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durhamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Keeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Henning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ko Ko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Glimp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Dancyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Flippin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Braden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Arp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Bride
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Eurekaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Luckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Owl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Fort Pillow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
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 Turnpike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turnpike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Covington
- Ripley
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 Turnpike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Turnpike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273098 (Turnpike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273098 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turnpike
- Location given for Turnpike Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5800798 Lon: -89.4509067
- 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 Haywood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turnpike 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |