A visit to the Elam 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 Elam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elam Cemetery:
35.8678, -88.7145
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elam Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Elam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- Lavinia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavinia Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17226 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- White Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Rose Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howse Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Howse Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452705 <5>
- Newhope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Newhope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mariah Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariah Cemetery
- Furgerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Furgerson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furgerson Cemetery
- Keaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Keaton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sitka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Goat City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Lavinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Whitway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Three Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Claybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- McLemoresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Trezevant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
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 Elam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Humboldt
- Milan
- Trenton
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 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 Elam 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 Elam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283589 (Elam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283589 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Creek
- Location given for Elam Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8678442 Lon: -88.7145025
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elam 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. |