A visit to the Irish 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 Irish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Irish Cemetery:
36.2709, -87.9689
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Irish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Irish Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Irish Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Irish Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Irish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Irish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stockdate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stockdate Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdate Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Grafried Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grafried Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafried Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Irish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Irish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Faxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- India
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Hustburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Conyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
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 Irish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Irish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Irish Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Irish Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Paris
- Waverly
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 professional and volunteer 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 Irish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Irish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289040 (Irish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289040 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinnon
- Location given for Irish Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2708892 Lon: -87.968921
- 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 Benton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irish 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. |