A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
35.3029, -88.5117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Blakeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakeley Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley Cemetery
- Baucum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baucum Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucum Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Beauty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beauty Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Hill Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Rocky Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Knob Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knob Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Purdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Purdy Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Cemetery
- Brackin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery
- Winding Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leapwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Bethel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Selmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Masseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Rose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Rhodes Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Caffey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Middle Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Silerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Alexander Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Selmer
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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275550 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275550 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Peter
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3028578 Lon: -88.5117122
- 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 McNairy, 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 from Point A (ie- Alexander 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |