A visit to the Siloam 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 Siloam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Siloam Cemetery:
36.3323, -88.6917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Siloam Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just to the south of the Siloam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Siloam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Siloam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Bradberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bradberry Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradberry Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Jinkins - Sheron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- McClains Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vincent Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hatler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Old Bible Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McClain Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Coltharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coltharp Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltharp Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Lea Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lea Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Harris Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Siloam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ore Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Ralston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gleason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- McConnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sidonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Terrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McKenzie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
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 Siloam 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 Siloam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Henry
- Martin
- McKenzie
- Sharon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Siloam 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 Siloam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322449 (Siloam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322449 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dresden
- Location given for Siloam Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3322838 Lon: -88.6917222
- 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 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- Siloam 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. |