A visit to the Old McClain 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 Old McClain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old McClain Cemetery:
36.3340, -88.7559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just to the southeast of the Old McClain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old McClain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Old McClain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Bible Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bible Union Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Union Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McClains Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Jinkins - Sheron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hynds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ralston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Vincent Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Public Well Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Public Well Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Well Cemetery
- The Public Well Cemetery has also been known as:
- Public Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17507 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Crutchfield - Rowlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hatlers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ralston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Sidonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Ore Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Gleason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tumbling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Four Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Rives
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Old McClain 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 Old McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- McKenzie
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- 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 Old McClain 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 Old McClain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296337 (Old McClain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296337 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: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martin
- Location given for Old McClain Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3339512 Lon: -88.7558909
- 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' (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- Old McClain 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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