A visit to the Unity 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 Unity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Unity Cemetery:
35.5059, -88.5112
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Unity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Unity Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the west southwest of the Unity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Unity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clarks Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Frys Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frys Point Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Point Cemetery
- Grider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grider Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- New Mifflin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Mifflin Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mifflin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Mifflin Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Henderson.
- The New Mifflin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mifflin Cemetery
- Mifflin Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15620 <5>
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Massengill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Massengill Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Church Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cabo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cabo Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabo Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Roby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper 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 Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacks Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Rhodes Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Sweet Lips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Reagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- White Fern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leapwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Scotts Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Claybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
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 Unity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henderson
- Jackson
- Lexington
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644644 (Unity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644644 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luray
- Location given for Unity Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.505908 Lon: -88.5111608
- 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 Chester, 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 from Point A (ie- Unity 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. |