A visit to the Mercer 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 Mercer Cemetery ...
The Mercer Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bond Cemetery
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Brown Creek Cemetery
- The Brown Creek Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Cloverport Chapel Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Currie Cemetery
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Forrest Cemetery
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Forrest Cemetery
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Johnson Church Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Morrison Cemetery
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Norvell Cemetery
- The Norvell Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Springfield Cemetery
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Vernon Cemetery
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Vildo Cemetery
- Vison Cemetery
- The Vison Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Vison Cemetery
- The Vison Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Haywood County
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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 Mercer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allens
- Allens is located in Haywood County
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- Bells
- Bolivar
- Brownsville
- Dancyville
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
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- Deanburg
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Denmark
- Eurekaton
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
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- Fayette Corners
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
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- Hillville
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
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- Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
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- Jackson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ko Ko
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
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- Malesus
- Malesus is located in Madison County
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- Medon
- Mercer
- Mercer is located in Madison County
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- Providence
- Providence is located in Madison County
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- Shandy
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
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- Silerton
- Silerton is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Toone
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Vildo
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
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- Wellwood
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
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- Whiteville
- Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
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- Woodland
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
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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 Mercer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Brownsville
- Jackson
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 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 Mercer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Mercer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293607 (Mercer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293607 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mercer
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mercer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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