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. 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 Wilkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkinson Cemetery:
35.2165, -87.0300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the south of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Graveyard Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pointer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pointer Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Kellums Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kellums Gap Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellums Gap Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Marks Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Tinen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tinen Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinen Cemetery
- Shadden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shadden Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadden Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marks Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Giles Memorial Gardens is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Memorial Gardens
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- McNeese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McNeese Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeese Cemetery
- Powell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powell Chapel Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynold Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold Cemetery
- Tinnon Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tinnon Burial Ground is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnon Burial Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Pulaski
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aymett Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Green Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Field is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bufords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bufords is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Anthony Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bodenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bodenham is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw was located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Weakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weakley is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Frankewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Minor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wheelerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Dellrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Lynnville
- Pulaski
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 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274598 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274598 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pulaski
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2164687 Lon: -87.0300078
- 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 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' (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- Wilkinson 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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