A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery:
35.3059, -88.3939
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Calvary Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Calvary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Calvary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winding Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Blakeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blakeley Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Old Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Milledgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Rocky Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Knob Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knob Cemetery
- Baucum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baucum Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baucum Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Churchwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leapwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stantonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jacks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- 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
- Pyburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Scotts Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
- Selmer
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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308643 (Calvary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308643 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: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leapwood
- Location given for Calvary Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3059128 Lon: -88.3939305
- 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- Calvary 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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