A visit to the Finger 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 Finger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finger Cemetery:
35.3584, -88.6112
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Finger Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Finger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Finger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Finger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chester County Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robertson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647077 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Henderson.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16472 <5>
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Montezuma UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389702 <5>
- Roger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970952 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986923 <5>
- Old Montezuma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Montezuma Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Old Montezuma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15728 <5>
- Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- New Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16311 <5>
- New Montezuma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Montezuma Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- Wamble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wamble Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamble Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cason Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Sweetlips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweetlips Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetlips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Finger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Finger
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Masseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Bethel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leapwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Jacks Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Enville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Pinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Deanburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Silerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Selmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Rhodes Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Middle Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Hornsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Finger 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 Finger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Finger Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Finger 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 Finger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308661 (Finger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308661 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: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Peter
- Location given for Finger Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3584122 Lon: -88.6111612
- 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- Finger 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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