A visit to the Yellow Fever 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 Yellow Fever Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow Fever Cemetery:
36.3392, -88.8542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yellow Fever Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yellow Fever Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Yellow Fever Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yellow Fever Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Yellow Fever Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow Fever Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Obion Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Obion Chapel Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion Chapel Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Old Ames Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Ames Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ames Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Hannings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hannings Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannings Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Public Well Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Public Well Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Well Cemetery
- The Public Well Cemetery has also been known as:
- Public Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17507 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ralston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yellow Fever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow Fever Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ralston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- McConnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Sidonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- South Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Gleason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Yellow Fever Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow Fever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Yellow Fever Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 helpful 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 Yellow Fever Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Yellow Fever Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322491 (Yellow Fever Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322491 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martin
- Location given for Yellow Fever Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.33923 Lon: -88.8542271
- 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 Weakley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yellow Fever 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. |
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