A visit to the Wayne County Memory 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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wayne County Memory Gardens:
35.1501, -87.7442
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wayne County Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wayne County Memory Gardens is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Wayne County Memory Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wayne County Memory Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wayne County Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wayne County Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Collinwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Collinwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood Cemetery
- Haley - Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haley - Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley - Ward Cemetery
- Cromwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cromwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bucksnort Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Hesse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hesse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Cemetery
- Horton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Masonic Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Hall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Butler Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Butler Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Grove Cemetery
- Shawnette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shawnette Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnette Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Downing - Byler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Collinwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14329 <5>
- Harbour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wayne County Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wayne County Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Collinwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Westpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pruitton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Threet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Arnot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Rascal Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- McGee Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Saint Florian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bailey Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Belew ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lowryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
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 Memory 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 Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Collinwood
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
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 Wayne County Memory 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 Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641921 (Wayne County Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641921 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: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinwood
- Location given for Wayne County Memory Gardens:
- Lat: 35.1500812 Lon: -87.7441922
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wayne County Memory 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> | 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. |