A visit to the Wallace 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 Wallace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wallace Cemetery:
36.1081, -85.7544
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wallace Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wallace Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wallace Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lafever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lafever Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafever Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Carlen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carlen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlen Cemetery
- Jared Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jared Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Love Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smellage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wallace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Temperance Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Philippi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Nameless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Burgess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Dowelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Southtown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
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 Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wallace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Cookeville
- Liberty
- Smithville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Putnam 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 Wallace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273671 (Wallace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273671 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill Dam
- Location given for Wallace Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1081163 Lon: -85.7544276
- 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 Putnam, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wallace 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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