A visit to the Sweeney 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 Sweeney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweeney Cemetery:
35.2942, -88.3214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweeney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies just to the southeast of the Sweeney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweeney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sweeney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweeney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Donohoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Donohoo Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donohoo Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Churchwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwell Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Perkins - River Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Winding Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Adamsville War Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Cawthon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawthon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cawthon Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Saltillo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10315 <5>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweeney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweeney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sibley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Crump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Leapwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Enville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sweet Lips
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Pyburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Nash Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Jacks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sweeney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweeney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sweeney Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
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 Sweeney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Sweeney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1271958 (Sweeney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1271958 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milledgeville
- Location given for Sweeney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2942463 Lon: -88.321428
- 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 Hardin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweeney 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. |