A visit to the Melton 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 Melton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melton Cemetery:
35.2054, -86.8253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Melton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Melton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rambo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rambo Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
- McBurg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McBurg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBurg Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Bradshaw - Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frankewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Frankewing Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankewing Cemetery
- Thorpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thorpe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wrights Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Boonshill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20605 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Swinebroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Swinebroad Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinebroad Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Roden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roden Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes 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 Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frankewing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Boonshill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dellrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Aymett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Wheelerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Hughey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Cornersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Yell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Elkmont Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Cash Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
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 Melton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293564 (Melton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293564 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankewing
- Location given for Melton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2053575 Lon: -86.8252794
- 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 Lincoln, 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- Melton 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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