A visit to the Giles 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 Giles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Giles Cemetery:
35.9537, -88.4920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Giles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Giles Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the northeast of the Giles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Giles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery
- The New Independence Full Gospel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Independence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Liberty All Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty All Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty All Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Shelter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leach Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Union Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McLemoresville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McLemoresville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McLemoresville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of McLemoresville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15502 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- McAdoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McAdoo Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Giles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huntingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Anark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Hico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Lavinia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Parkers Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Bruceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Sitka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
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 Giles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Giles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Henry
- Henry lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Giles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Huntingdon
- McKenzie
- Milan
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 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 Giles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Giles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285383 (Giles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285383 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmer Shelter
- Location given for Giles Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9536746 Lon: -88.4919972
- 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 Carroll, 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- Giles 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. |