A visit to the Wiggins 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 Wiggins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wiggins Cemetery:
36.6364, -87.9456
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wiggins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wiggins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wiggins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wiggins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pettit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pettit Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Neville Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Outland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acree Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1761737 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jimerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jimerson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimerson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Hill Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingins - Brandon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingins - Brandon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bumpus Mills.
- The Kingins - Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kingins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14354 <5>
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wiggins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wiggins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- New Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Legate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Trigg Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- LaFayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Almo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Newstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Fairdealing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- McKinnon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Throckmorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Garrettsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Gracey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
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 Wiggins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiggins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wiggins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Dover
- Dover lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wiggins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hardin
- LaFayette
- Murray
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wiggins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Wiggins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309017 (Wiggins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309017 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Linton
- Location given for Wiggins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6364406 Lon: -87.9455809
- 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 Stewart, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiggins 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. |