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:
36.4976, -88.3912
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Spann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Spann Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Provine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Provine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provine Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Paschall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Paschall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschall Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Paschall - Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Overcast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Overcast Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcast Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Puryear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Conyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Protemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Whitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- India
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Almo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
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 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 Henry 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 #1274822 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274822 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottage Grove
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4975568 Lon: -88.3911541
- 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 Henry, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |