A visit to the Unity 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 Unity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Unity Cemetery:
36.3859, -88.6709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Unity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Unity 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 Unity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Unity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Matheny Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Parrish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hatlers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macks Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macks Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Grove Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maxey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Unity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Latham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ore Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Gleason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tumbling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Protemus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sidonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- 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
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Wingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Unity 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 Unity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- 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 Unity 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 Unity Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322470 (Unity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322470 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latham
- Location given for Unity Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.385894 Lon: -88.6708874
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Unity 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. |