A visit to the McWhirter 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 McWhirter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McWhirter Cemetery:
35.2170, -88.3809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McWhirter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McWhirter Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McWhirter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McWhirter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McWhirter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McWhirter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Churchwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15576 <5>
- Mt. Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vinson Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wolverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Dollar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dollar Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- West Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Shiloh Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shiloh Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Perkins - River Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 McWhirter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McWhirter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crump
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stantonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leapwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Michie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nash Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Selmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Caffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Eastview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Bethel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Bruton Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 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 McWhirter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McWhirter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Savannah
- Selmer
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 McWhirter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 McWhirter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308699 (McWhirter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308699 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stantonville
- Location given for McWhirter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2170261 Lon: -88.3808742
- 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 McNairy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McWhirter 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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