A visit to the Belews Chapel 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 Belews Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belews Chapel Cemetery:
36.0403, -88.7398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belews Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belews Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Belews Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belews Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Belews Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bruff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bruff Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruff Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pittman Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Greenfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17175 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Davidson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newhope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Trezevant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trezevant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trezevant Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Belews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belews Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Trezevant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Four Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- McLemoresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Lavinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goat City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sidonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Belews Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belews Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Belews Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- McKenzie
- Milan
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Belews Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Trenton
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 websites either 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 Belews Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Belews Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322049 (Belews Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322049 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trezevant West
- Location given for Belews Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.040343 Lon: -88.7397825
- 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 Gibson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belews Chapel 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. |