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A visit to the McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery

Lat:   35.7923°   (35° 47' 32")

Lon:   -85.5653°   (-85° 33' 55")

The McElroy Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east southeast of the McElroy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the McElroy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jericho Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Island Cemetery
    • The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Laurel Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Creek Cemetery
    • The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
  • Chisam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chisam Cemetery is located in White County
  • Champaign Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champaign Cemetery
    • The Champaign Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in White County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in White County
  • Old Jericho Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jericho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Jericho Cemetery is located in White County
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    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in White County
    • Campaign Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Rocky Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Rocky Cemetery
      • The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Long Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Sparkman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
    • Doyle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
      • The Doyle Cemetery is located in White County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Doyle Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Doyle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11458 <5>
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in White County
    • Simrell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simrell Cemetery is located in White County
    • Swindell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swindell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swindell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swindell Cemetery is located in White County
    • Grissom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grissom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grissom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grissom Cemetery is located in White County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crain Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crain Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Drake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Sodom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sodom Cemetery
      • The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hale Cemetery
    • Cummingsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummingsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummingsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in White County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McElroy Cemetery.

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

  • Bone Cave
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
    • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
  • Quebeck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Campaign
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
    • Campaign is located in Warren County
  • Laurelburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
    • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
  • Fall City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
    • Fall City is located in Warren County
  • Hillis ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
    • Hillis is located in Warren County
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in White County
  • Cummingsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
    • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
  • Doyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Darkey Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
    • Darkey Springs is located in White County
  • Rowland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
      • Rowland Station is located in Warren County
    • Spencer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Sweetgum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
      • Methodist is located in White County
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County
    • Sparta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shellsford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellsford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
      • Shellsford is located in Warren County
    • Dibrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
    • Gath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County

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 McElroy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McElroy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1320917  (McElroy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1320917 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: Doyle
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 281
    • Location given for GNIS #1320917 (McElroy Cemetery)

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 Van Buren, 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 McElroy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7923, Longitude: -85.5653       In this case, the coordinates for the McElroy 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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