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:
36.4587, -88.3720
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 11 miles [17.7 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 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Paschall - Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Puryear City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Puryear City Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Puryear.
- The Puryear City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
- Puryear Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183381 <5>
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Provine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Provine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provine Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Yow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yow Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Brisendine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brisendine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisendine Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Puryear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Protemus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- India
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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 <6>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Tri City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- New Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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.
- Henry
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 11 miles [17.7 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 #1326156 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326156 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: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puryear
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.458668 Lon: -88.3719874
- 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' (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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |