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A visit to the Wallace Cemetery ...


The location of the Wallace Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Wallace Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.5540°   (35° 33' 14")

Lon:   -88.0692°   (-88° 4' 9")

The Wallace Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the northwest of the Wallace Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wallace Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Decatur County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wallace Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wallace Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Decaturville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunbar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
    • Parsons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
    • Scotts Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jeannette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Decatur County
    • Sardis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <4>
    • Saltillo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Flatwoods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Beardstown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
        • Beardstown is located in Perry County
      • Sugar Tree
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
        • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
      • Lexington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Milledgeville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
        • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Sibley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
        • Sibley is located in Hardin County

    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 Wallace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wallace Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wallace Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Luton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Luton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luton Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Tolley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolley Cemetery
    • Yarbro Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbro Cemetery
    • Gates Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gates Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Furnace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furnace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furnace Cemetery
    • Houston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • White Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Houston Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Yarbro Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarbro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarbro Cemetery
      • Ivey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivey Cemetery
      • Bailey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Boyer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
      • Craig Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Craig Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
      • Houston Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
      • Herndon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Herndon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
      • Averett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Averett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Averett Cemetery
      • Slater Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Decaturville.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
        • Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15917 <6>
      • Pace Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
      • Broadway Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadway Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Kunkel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kunkel Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkel Cemetery
      • Bussell Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bussell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bussell Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bussell Cemetery
      • Howard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Howard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Perry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Wallace Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1273667  (Wallace Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1273667 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: Perryville
      • County: Decatur         Elev: 169
      • Location given for GNIS #1273667 (Wallace Cemetery)

    The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/

    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 Decatur, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wallace Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5540, Longitude: -88.0692       In this case, the coordinates for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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