A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
36.5262, -88.5106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wheeler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Boydsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Story Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Story Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Chapel Cemetery
- Jetton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jetton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetton Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Lynnville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Cavitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cavitt Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavitt Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Paschall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paschall Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschall Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Protemus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
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- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Wingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Ore Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Almo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Mayfield
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wheeler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506529 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506529 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynnville
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5261688 Lon: -88.5106021
- 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 Graves, 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- Wheeler 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. |
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