A visit to the Matthews 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 Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthews Cemetery:
35.8781, -88.1175
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Matthews Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matthews Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Nowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
- Holladay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <5>
- McIllwain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tippitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Baber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Malin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
- Nowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Hatley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh 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 Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chaseville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Sugar Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Wildlife Cove Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Jeannette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Bakerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hollow Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
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 Matthews 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 Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Matthews 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 Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1292957 (Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292957 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: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8781188 Lon: -88.1175375
- 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' (or 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- Matthews 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |