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:
35.2620, -88.7914
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 Hardeman County<2>.
The county seat for Hardeman County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Hatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hatchie Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Little Hatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Curtis Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- McCalips Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Roger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cason Cemetery
- Fyre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fyre Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyre Cemetery
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 Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hornsby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Masseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Rose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Shandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bethel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Finger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Selmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Middleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Medon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Essary Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
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 Hardeman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Middleton
- Purdy
- Selmer
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 Hardeman 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 #1319773 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319773 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: Hardeman
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silerton
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2620266 Lon: -88.7914444
- 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 Hardeman, 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- 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. |