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:
35.8103, -88.3648
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 Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Dameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dameron Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron Cemetery
- Marlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kizer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kizer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kizer Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Farmsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Farmsville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Enochs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enochs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Rosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosser Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sellers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Greener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greener Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greener Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lovell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Parkers Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huntingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chaseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Claybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Bruceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lavinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- White Fern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
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 Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Henderson 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 #1274808 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274808 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yuma
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8103431 Lon: -88.3647691
- 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 Henderson, 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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