A visit to the Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
35.1748, -88.0600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wilkerson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wilkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tilley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Smith - Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith - Rose Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Rose Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Stricklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- McLaren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLaren Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaren Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Lacefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lacefield Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacefield Cemetery
- Lacefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lacefield Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacefield 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 Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Bruton Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pyburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Crump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Short
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Collinwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 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 Wilkerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
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 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304593 (Wilkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304593 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Pit Ridge
- Location given for Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1748032 Lon: -88.0600319
- 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 Hardin, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilkerson 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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