A visit to the Wakefield 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 Wakefield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wakefield Cemetery:
35.2837, -86.7094
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wakefield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wakefield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wakefield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wakefield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wakefield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Murdock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Turney - Jacob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Driver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Medium Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Medium Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medium Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Medium Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15571 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Merrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Merrett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrett Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Sowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sowell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown 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 Wakefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wakefield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delina
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Talley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Harms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frankewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Cochran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Dellrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 Wakefield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wakefield 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 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 Wakefield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Wakefield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645357 (Wakefield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645357 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
- Location given for Wakefield Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2836888 Lon: -86.7094428
- 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 Lincoln, 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- Wakefield 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. |