A visit to the Wayne County Memorial Gardens ...
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 Wayne County Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wayne County Memorial Gardens:
35.3384, -87.7064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wayne County Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wayne County Memorial Gardens is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the west southwest of the Wayne County Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wayne County Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wayne County Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wayne County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Keeton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Fortyeight Forge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fortyeight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fortyeight Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortyeight Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Greeson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Kea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kea Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kea Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wayne County Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wayne County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Collinwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Henryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Kimmins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lawrenceburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ethridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Cypress Inn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Busby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Pruitton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
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 Wayne County Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wayne County Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Clifton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wayne County Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clifton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Linden
- Linden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wayne County Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wayne County Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Wayne County Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641920 (Wayne County Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641920 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro East
- Location given for Wayne County Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 35.3384104 Lon: -87.7064122
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayne County Memorial Gardens) 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. |