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:
36.2845, -87.9811
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Irish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Irish Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Stockdate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stockdate Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdate Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grafried Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grafried Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafried Cemetery
- Mt. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vincent Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vincent Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Faxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- India
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Conyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Wildlife Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Paris
- Waverly
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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #1274816 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274816 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinnon
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2845001 Lon: -87.9811435
- 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 Benton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |