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A visit to the Skelton 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 Skelton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Skelton Cemetery (FG ID #18581)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Skelton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skelton Cemetery

Lat:   35.5949°   (35° 35' 41")

Lon:   -87.6161°   (-87° 36' 57")

The Skelton Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies just to the southeast of the Skelton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Skelton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Lees Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lees Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lees Lake Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Baston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baston Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Bastin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bastin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bastin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bastin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Fain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fain Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Conder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Conder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Cotham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cotham Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hickman County
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Upper Coon Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hensley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Deavers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deavers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deavers Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Lomax Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomax Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lomax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lomax Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Downey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downey Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Goforth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goforth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goforth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Odam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odam Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Turnbow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • O'Guin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Guin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Guin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Guin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Horner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horner Cemetery is located in Hickman County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Skelton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Skelton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skelton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Skelton Cemetery:

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 Skelton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1307291  (Skelton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1307291 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hohenwald
    • County: Lewis         Elev: 208
    • Location given for GNIS #1307291 (Skelton Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #18581

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skelton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5949, Longitude: -87.6161    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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