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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wiser Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wiser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wiser Cemetery

Lat:   36.1595°   (36° 9' 34")

Lon:   -85.4119°   (-85° 24' 42")

The Wiser Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the west of the Wiser Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wiser Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wiser Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Buck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Bohannon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Gullet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gullet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gullet Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Quarles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quarles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Burton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Buck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Buck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Bohannon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Brotherton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brotherton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brotherton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Stamps Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stamps Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lyles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Phy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Choate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Buck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Crest Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crest Lawn Cemetery
      • The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
      • The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <5>
    • Scarlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Isom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in White County
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crouse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crouse Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Henry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Netherland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Netherland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Netherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Netherland Cemetery is located in Overton County
    • Paran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paran Cemetery is located in Overton County

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 Wiser Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wiser Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shennon Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
    • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
  • Algood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
    • Algood is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <6>
  • Jeremiah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
    • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
  • Park Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Park Village is located in Putnam County
  • Southtown Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
    • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
  • Cookeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bangham Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
    • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
  • Burgess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Putnam County
  • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan's Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
    • Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
  • Monterey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
    • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
  • Cherry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in White County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
    • Ditty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
    • Macedonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in White County
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Boiling Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Baxter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
    • Obey City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Lovejoy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
      • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
    • Burton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Putnam County
    • Ravenscroft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
      • Ravenscroft is located in White County
    • Hanging Limb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanging Limb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
      • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County

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 Wiser Cemetery. The following communities are located in Putnam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiser Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wiser Cemetery:

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 Wiser Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1274910  (Wiser Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1274910 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cookeville East
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 304
    • Location given for GNIS #1274910 (Wiser Cemetery)

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Putnam, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wiser Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1595, Longitude: -85.4119       In this case, the coordinates for the Wiser Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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