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:
35.9706, -89.0981
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the east 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Ward's Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ward's Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward's Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward's Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Humboldt.
- The Ward's Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward's Cemetery
- Ward's Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480256 <5>
- Bowers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stamps Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crockett Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484602 <5>
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bucksnort Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Bowen Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140279 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Tatumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Crockett Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Tigrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Alamo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Chestnut Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Gadsden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Johnsons Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Fruitvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Four Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Dyersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Humboldt
- Newbern
- Rutherford
- Trenton
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 Gibson 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 #1648554 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1648554 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brazil
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9706258 Lon: -89.0981232
- 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 Gibson, 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 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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