A visit to the Mahan 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 Mahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mahan Cemetery:
36.4442, -88.5420
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mahan Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mahan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Stuntson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stuntson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuntson Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- North Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lemon Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Hall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pickard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Doron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doron Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Palmersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmersville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Clary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clary Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Cavitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cavitt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavitt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Protemus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ore Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Harris Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Tri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Whitlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tumbling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Gleason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- India
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Wingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
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 Mahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Mahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Mahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292506 (Mahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292506 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmersville
- Location given for Mahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4442254 Lon: -88.5419932
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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 Weakley, 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- Mahan 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. |