A visit to the Wesley 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 Wesley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Cemetery:
36.5884, -88.8709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesley Cemetery is located in Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies just to the northwest of the Wesley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Crossland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossland Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland Cemetery
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75565 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Beauregard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenlea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenlea Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlea Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Holifield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holifield Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holifield Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434762 <5>
- Little Obion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Obion Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Obion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Wingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Pryorsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- McConnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Milburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Woodland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Fancy Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Wesley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Mayfield
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wesley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hickman 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 Wesley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506392 (Wesley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506392 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Water Valley
- Location given for Wesley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.588393 Lon: -88.8708921
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Hickman, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley 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. |