A visit to the McClains Chapel 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 McClains Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClains Chapel Cemetery:
36.3198, -88.7392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClains Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClains Chapel Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just to the southeast of the McClains Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClains Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the McClains Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClains Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bible Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old McClain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McClain Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Bible Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bible Union Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Union Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Jinkins - Sheron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hawks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Hynds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ralston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Public Well Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Public Well Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Well Cemetery
- The Public Well Cemetery has also been known as:
- Public Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17507 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Crutchfield - Rowlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Somers Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Bradberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bradberry Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradberry Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McClains Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClains Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ore Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Sidonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Gleason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Tumbling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Four Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKenzie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
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 McClains Chapel 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 McClains Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Fulton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the McClains Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Martin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McClains Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- McKenzie
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Union City
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 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 McClains Chapel 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 McClains Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322374 (McClains Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322374 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: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dresden
- Location given for McClains Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3197845 Lon: -88.7392239
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClains Chapel 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. |
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