A visit to the Gillis 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 Gillis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillis Cemetery:
35.1334, -88.0131
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gillis Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Gillis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gillis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gillis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gillis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Cave Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cave Hollow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow Cemetery
- Petty Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Petty Branch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Branch Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Lutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lutts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Stricklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- McLaren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McLaren Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaren Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Stricklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Cherry Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
- Cossey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cossey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossey Cemetery
- Roundtop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roundtop Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop Cemetery
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Harville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gillis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Bruton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Pyburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Cypress Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Nash Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Short
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Threet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Gillis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
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 websites either 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 Gillis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Gillis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285419 (Gillis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285419 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Pit Ridge
- Location given for Gillis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.133415 Lon: -88.0130867
- 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 Hardin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gillis 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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