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A visit to the McClain Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 McClain Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClain Cemetery

Lat:   36.4956°   (36° 29' 44")

Lon:   -88.6139°   (-88° 36' 50")

The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.

The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McClain Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McClain Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • High Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Murrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Acree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Sisson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sisson Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Foy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foy Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Pinegar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinegar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinegar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinegar Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Doron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • McClain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • North Union Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Stuntson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuntson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuntson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stuntson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Bynum Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Seay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
      • The Rhodes Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Austin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Cardwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Pickard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Boydsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
      • The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Sims Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Pittman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Lynnville Church of Christ Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McClain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lynnville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Bell City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Latham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Weakley County
  • Tri City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
    • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Protemus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
    • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Sedalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
    • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Water Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Wingo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
    • Wingo is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <6>
  • McConnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
    • McConnell is located in Obion County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ore Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
      • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
    • New Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Henry County
    • Pryorsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
      • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
    • Ralston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Weakley County
    • Dresden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <6>
    • South Fulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
      • South Fulton is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <6>
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
      • Whitlock is located in Henry County
    • Puryear
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
      • Puryear is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Hazel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <6>
    • Pierce Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
      • Pierce Station is located in Obion County
    • Tumbling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
      • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
    • Mayfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fulgham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
      • Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)

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 McClain 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 McClain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 McClain Cemetery:

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 McClain Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1293142  (McClain Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1293142 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Palmersville
    • County: Weakley         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #1293142 (McClain Cemetery)

The official website for Weakley County: www.weakleycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McClain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4956, Longitude: -88.6139       In this case, the coordinates for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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