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:
36.2578, -87.8639
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 30 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.
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Askew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Colley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Duffle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Duffle Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffle Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Phifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Plant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- McEwen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Manleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Hustburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Hurricane Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Houston 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 #1274815 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274815 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.257834 Lon: -87.8639161
- 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 Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |