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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. 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 Sweeney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweeney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   35.2942°   (35° 17' 39")

Lon:   -88.3214°   (-88° 19' 17")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Dodds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodds Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Donohoo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donohoo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donohoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Donohoo Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Amis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Churchwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Churchwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Churchwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Churchwell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Crump Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crump Cemetery is located in Hardin County
  • Perkins - River Heights Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins - River Heights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins - River Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perkins - River Heights Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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    • Tall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • New Prospect Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pitts Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Winding Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winding Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winding Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winding Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Wolverton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolverton Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Adamsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
      • The Adamsville Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Adamsville War Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Gant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gant Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Cawthon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cawthon Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cawthon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cawthon Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Saltillo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10315 <5>
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Pickens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Hardin County
  • Crump
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <7>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Hardin County
  • Milledgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Saltillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Enville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
    • Enville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Sardis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <7>
  • Stantonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
    • Stantonville is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Purdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in McNairy County
  • Shiloh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Hamburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Sweet Lips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Lips. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
      • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
    • Pyburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
      • Pyburn is located in Hardin County
    • Nash Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
      • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Dunbar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
    • Scotts Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Reagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <7>
    • Bethel Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <7>
    • Rhodes Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Jacks Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Selmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <7>
    • Michie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
    • Finger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
      • Finger is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <7>

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1271958 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: Milledgeville
    • County: Hardin         Elev: 151
    • Location given for GNIS #1271958 (Sweeney Cemetery)

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

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 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 Sweeney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2942, Longitude: -88.3214       In this case, the coordinates for the Sweeney Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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