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A visit to the McIllwain Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McIllwain Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McIllwain Cemetery (FG ID #2212224)

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 McIllwain Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.8635°   (35° 51' 48")

Lon:   -88.0820°   (-88° 4' 55")

The McIllwain Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the McIllwain Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McIllwain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Caney Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tippitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tippitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tippitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Malin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Gossett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gossett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gossett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gossett Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Holladay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holladay Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wesson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Old Morgans Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Morgans Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Fry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fry Cemetery is located in Benton County
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    • Capps Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Nowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Manley Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nowell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Flowers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flowers Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Baber Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baber Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8782 <1>
    • Bawcum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bawcum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bawcum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9599 <1>
    • Willbanks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willbanks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willbanks Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Dry Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Matlock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matlock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matlock Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Peebles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peebles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peebles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peebles Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Hatley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 McIllwain Cemetery.

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

  • Chaseville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coxburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
    • Coxburg is located in Benton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coxburg
    • From the McIllwain Cemetery to Coxburg
  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
  • Wildlife Cove Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
    • Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
  • Poplar Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Jeannette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hustburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mousetail ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
    • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Bakerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Johnsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
    • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <7>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
    • Sandy Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Camden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parsons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <7>
    • Plant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
      • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <7>
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buffalo
      • From the McIllwain Cemetery to Buffalo
    • Hollow Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 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 McIllwain 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 McIllwain 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 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 McIllwain 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 McIllwain Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McIllwain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8635, Longitude: -88.0820    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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