A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery:
35.1290, -86.8722
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wells Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wells Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phelps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Bee Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bee Spring Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring Cemetery
- Minatra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Minatra Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minatra Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Hereford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Houze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houze Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houze Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Birdsong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Birdsong Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong Cemetery
- Birdsong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Birdsong Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dunnavant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunnavant Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant Cemetery
- Eagin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eagin Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagin Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Silvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Silvester Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvester Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The George Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wheelerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Frankewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Elkmont Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cash Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Boonshill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Pettusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hughey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Delina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Camargo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
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 Wells Cemetery. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells 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 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 Wells 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 Wells Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274100 (Wells Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274100 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: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frankewing
- Location given for Wells Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1289704 Lon: -86.8722254
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |