A visit to the Perkins 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 Perkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perkins Cemetery:
35.2217, -88.3417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the east of the Perkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Perkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Churchwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- McWhirter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McWhirter Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhirter Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Dollar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dollar Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Cemetery
- Perkins - River Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vinson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15576 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dodds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Old Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crump
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Savannah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stantonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Leapwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Michie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Bruton Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Lowryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 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 Perkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- 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 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297186 (Perkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297186 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburg Landing
- Location given for Perkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2217482 Lon: -88.3417064
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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 Hardin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Perkins 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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