A visit to the Keel 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 Keel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keel Cemetery:
36.2459, -87.9298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keel Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Keel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Keel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Phifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Irish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Irish Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Luten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Luten Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luten Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 Keel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- New Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hustburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- McEwen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wildlife Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- India
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Hurricane Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Omega ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
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 Keel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Keel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Keel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Keel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289944 (Keel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289944 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harmon Creek
- Location given for Keel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2458897 Lon: -87.9297527
- 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 Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keel 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. |