A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
35.9048, -88.1334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
- Nowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
- Liberty Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Holladay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Tippitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Baber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <5>
- McIllwain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Hatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Hatley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chaseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wildlife Cove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sandy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bruceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Jeannette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Bakerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Anark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Parkers Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Huntingdon
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644724 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644724 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seventeen Creek
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9047848 Lon: -88.1333716
- 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 Benton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palestine 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |