A visit to the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church 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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #15576).
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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery:
35.1837, -88.4136
The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Vinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vinson Cemetery
- West Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The West Shiloh Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shiloh Cemetery
- McWhirter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McWhirter Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhirter Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brackin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Churchwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stantonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crump
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Michie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nash Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Selmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pyburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church 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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Falcon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Falcon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Savannah
- Savannah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savannah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Selmer
- Selmer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church 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 Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #15576
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308769 (Meeks Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308769 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: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stantonville
- Location given for Meeks Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1853603 Lon: -88.4111533
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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 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' (or 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- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |