A visit to the Wilkinson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery
Lat: 35.3256° (35° 19' 32")
Lon: -85.9122° (-85° 54' 43")
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Partin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Ooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ooley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ooley Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Old Baptist Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Graveyard
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Baptist Graveyard is located in Grundy County
- Layne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
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- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Sherrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherrill Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sherrill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18411 <6>
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Sissom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sissom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sissom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sissom Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Sheid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheid Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheid Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Gipson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gipson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gipson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Ikard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ikard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ikard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ikard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Laxon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laxon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laxon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Hamby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pelham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Switch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteagle
- Monteagle is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteagle <7>
- Greenhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Sewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy City
- Tracy City is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy City <7>
- Decherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
- Decherd is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <7>
- Lankford Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankford Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Coalmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Estill Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
- Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <7>
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <7>
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <7>
- Royal Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <7>
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Gruetli - Laager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli - Laager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli - Laager
- Gruetli - Laager is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruetli - Laager <7>
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersheba Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 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 Wilkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Coffee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Wilkinson Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274599 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1274599 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Alto
- County: Coffee Elev: 318
- Location given for GNIS #1274599 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Coffee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilkinson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3256, Longitude: -85.9122 In this case, the coordinates for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |