A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
35.4937, -86.5569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Molder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Molder Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molder Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Redd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Streeter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Streeter Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Collier - Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lentz - Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Doughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Doughan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughan Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brame Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brame Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Whitesell - Wilhoite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Lentz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Landers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Landers Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Talley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Caney Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Yell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319570 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319570 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.493683 Lon: -86.5569396
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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 Bedford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |