A visit to the Poston 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 Poston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poston Cemetery:
35.8129, -89.2812
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poston Cemetery is located in Crockett County<2>.
The county seat for Crockett County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Poston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Poston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Bridget Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridget Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridget Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Cairo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cairo Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
- The Cairo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooke Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shaws Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaws Chapel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Kail Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kail Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kail Cemetery
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Poston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maury City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Johnsons Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Owl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Crockett Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tigrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nutbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Flippin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Allens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Bells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlkes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Edith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
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 Poston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crockett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Brownsville
- Friendship
- Halls
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Poston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Crockett 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 Poston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298322 (Poston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298322 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: Crockett
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chestnut Bluff
- Location given for Poston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8128522 Lon: -89.2811811
- 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 Crockett, 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 from Point A (ie- Poston 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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