A visit to the Wyly 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 Wyly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wyly Cemetery:
36.0814, -87.7867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wyly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wyly Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the west northwest of the Wyly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wyly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wyly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wyly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- McKelvy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McKelvy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKelvy Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- O'Guinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The O'Guinn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Guinn Cemetery
- Tubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
- Richlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Richlawn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1182573 <5>
- Carnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carnell Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnell Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Gwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gwin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hemby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vaden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Scurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurlock Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553393 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Wyly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wyly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hurricane Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- McEwen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bakerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Only
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tennessee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Omega ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
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 Wyly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wyly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Erin
- Erin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wyly 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 first visit 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 Wyly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Wyly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275206 (Wyly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275206 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Wyly Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.081449 Lon: -87.7866912
- 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 Humphreys, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wyly 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. |