A visit to the Waco 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 Waco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waco Cemetery:
35.3840, -87.0389
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waco Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Waco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waco Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Waco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Lynnwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lynnwood Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Cemetery
- Grigg Family Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Daught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Daught Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daught Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Joines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Joines Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joines Cemetery
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- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Campbellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10782 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Carvell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carvell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvell Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11838 <5>
- Braden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12080 <5>
- Hogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hogan Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13465 <5>
- Gipsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gipsonville Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsonville Cemetery
- Briar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Briar Ridge Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Ridge Cemetery
- Yokley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Yokley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Wilsford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilsford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsford Cemetery
- Mars Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mars Mausoleum is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Mausoleum
- Everbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Everbright Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbright Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Elk Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elk Ridge Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge Cemetery
- Rise - Warden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Akers - Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Akers - Brown Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers - Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Akers - Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Culleoka.
- The Akers - Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiliamson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8523 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richardson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17748 <5>
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] of the Waco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynnville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bufords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Southport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Culleoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Broadview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Scribner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Bodenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frierson Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Webber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Ashwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 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 Waco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Lynnville
- Mount Pleasant
- Pulaski
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 Waco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Waco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273508 (Waco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273508 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynnville
- Location given for Waco Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3839655 Lon: -87.0388958
- 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 Giles, 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- Waco 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. |
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