A visit to the Wilmoth 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 Wilmoth Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilmoth Cemetery:
36.2273, -85.5519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilmoth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilmoth Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the south southeast of the Wilmoth Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilmoth Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wilmoth Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilmoth Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Grogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grogan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Birdwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Birdwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwell Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Phy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilmoth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilmoth Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cookeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Bangham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Shennon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Ditty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Nameless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Boma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Rough Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Beaver Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
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 Wilmoth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilmoth Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wilmoth Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Wilmoth Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274781 (Wilmoth Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274781 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville West
- Location given for Wilmoth Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.227282 Lon: -85.551921
- 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 Putnam, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilmoth 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. |