A visit to the Rankins 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 Rankins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankins Cemetery:
36.4573, -88.9137
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rankins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rankins Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the west southwest of the Rankins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rankins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Martin.
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14092 <5>
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlea Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlea Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rankins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pierce Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Ralston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Woodland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Sidonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Rankins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rankins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 Rankins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 Rankins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1320487 (Rankins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320487 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris
- Location given for Rankins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4572842 Lon: -88.9136721
- 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 Obion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rankins 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. |