A visit to the Austin 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 Austin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Austin Cemetery:
36.4539, -88.5634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Austin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Austin Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Austin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Austin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Austin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Doron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doron Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Lemon Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
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- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Palmersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palmersville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Union Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Boydsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Protemus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Harris Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Ore Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Conyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Austin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Murray
- Paris
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 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 Austin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Austin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275997 (Austin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275997 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmersville
- Location given for Austin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4539477 Lon: -88.5633827
- 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 Weakley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Austin 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. |