A visit to the Wesson 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 Wesson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesson Cemetery:
35.8326, -88.0359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wesson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wesson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Morgans Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McIllwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <5>
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Malin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
- Tippitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- Bawcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawcum Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lain Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Griggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Willbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Willbanks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willbanks Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bawcum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawcum Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Denson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock 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 Wesson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Jeannette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Wildlife Cove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Parsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- New Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton
(18 miles [29 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 Wesson 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 Wesson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Parsons
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 Wesson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Wesson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644679 (Wesson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644679 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Tree
- Location given for Wesson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.832564 Lon: -88.0358672
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wesson 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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