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:
35.7726, -85.0066
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 Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 24 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.
- Ormes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Tollett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Big Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Hoy Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hoy Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- New Era Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Burke
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Ninemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Lake Tansi Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Crab Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Greenbriar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Erasmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lakewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Todd Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Akeman Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Lake Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Fairfield Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
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 Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Pikeville
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cumberland 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 #1274807 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274807 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandever
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7725685 Lon: -85.0066202
- 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 Cumberland, 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- 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. |
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