A visit to the Mount Pelia 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 Mt. Pelia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pelia Cemetery:
36.3173, -88.9520
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pelia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pelia Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Pelia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pelia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mt. Pelia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pelia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Callicott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Callicott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicott Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Shaddtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shaddtown Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddtown Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Alamo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alamo Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Cemetery
- Dortch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dortch Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Old Ames Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Ames Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ames Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pelia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pelia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Terrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sidonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rives
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Ralston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Obion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Tilghman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Four Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Cayce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Dyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Mt. Pelia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pelia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Obion
- Obion lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Pelia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Troy
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mt. Pelia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Mt. Pelia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322385 (Mount Pelia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322385 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gardner
- Location given for Mount Pelia Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3172869 Lon: -88.9520078
- 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 Weakley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Pelia 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. |