A visit to the Sandy Branch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sandy Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sandy Branch Cemetery (FG ID #18175).
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 Sandy Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sandy Branch Cemetery:
36.4320, -88.7654
The Sandy Branch Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sandy Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sandy Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sandy Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sandy Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hatlers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hynds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Tuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bible Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bible Union Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Union Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Jinkins - Sheron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sandy Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sandy Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rives
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulgham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cayce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Sandy Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sandy Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sandy Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sandy Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Sandy Branch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #18175
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322440 (Sandy Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322440 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McConnell
- Location given for Sandy Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4317278 Lon: -88.7653344
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Weakley, 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- Sandy Branch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |