A visit to the Harelson 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 Harelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harelson Cemetery:
36.4434, -89.0453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the south of the Harelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Harelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Phebus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebus Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Woodland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rives
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Pierce Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Cayce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hickman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
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 Harelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Harelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Harelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 Harelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286862 (Harelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286862 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union City
- Location given for Harelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4433965 Lon: -89.0453426
- 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 Obion, 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- Harelson 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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