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:
36.5798, -87.9617
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 Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wilkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- Hill Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Whitford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Pettit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pettit Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Marbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Marbury Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361893 <5>
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
- Neville Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- New Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Legate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- McKinnon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Almo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Hazel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Throckmorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Trigg Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Puryear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Faxon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Cumberland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilkinson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cumberland City
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 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 Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274600 (Wilkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274600 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: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Wilkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5797742 Lon: -87.9616935
- 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 '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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |