A visit to the Obion Chapel 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 Obion Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Obion Chapel Cemetery:
36.3765, -88.8703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Obion Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Obion Chapel Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Obion Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Obion Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Obion Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Obion Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Yellow Fever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Fever Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fever Cemetery
- Dibrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dibrell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Martin.
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14092 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Shaddtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shaddtown Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddtown Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Obion Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Obion Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Terrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Ralston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Pierce Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Rives
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Woodland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 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
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 Obion Chapel 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 Obion Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Obion Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Obion Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 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 Obion Chapel 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 Obion Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322401 (Obion Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322401 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: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McConnell
- Location given for Obion Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3764518 Lon: -88.8703383
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Obion Chapel 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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