A visit to the Elkton 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 Elkton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkton Cemetery:
35.0506, -86.8972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elkton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elkton Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Elkton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Elkton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Croney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Croney Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croney Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Dunnavant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunnavant Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant Cemetery
- Daly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Daly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Polar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Polar Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Lewter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Eagin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eagin Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagin Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek 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 Elkton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pettusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Dellrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Green Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hay's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 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 Elkton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Elkton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Elkton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1643991 (Elkton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1643991 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkton
- Location given for Elkton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0506387 Lon: -86.8972264
- 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 Giles, 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- Elkton 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. |