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A visit to the Cecil Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Cecil Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cecil Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Cecil Cemetery (FG ID #10321)

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 Cecil Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   35.5835°   (35° 35' 0")

Lon:   -87.2231°   (-87° 13' 23")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.

As an estimate, the Cecil Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east of the Cecil Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cecil Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Maury County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cecil Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cecil Cemetery.

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

    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
    • Frierson Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
      • Frierson Town is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
    • Ashwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Ashwood is located in Maury County
    • Zion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Armour Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
    • Hampshire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Arkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
      • Arkland is located in Maury County
    • Greenfield Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
      • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
    • Williamsport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Maury County
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Broadview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Maury County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Duck River
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
        • Duck River is located in Hickman County
      • Southport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
        • Southport is located in Maury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
      • Columbia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Santa Fe
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hill Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
        • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Fly
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
        • Fly is located in Maury County
      • New Flys Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
        • New Flys Village is located in Maury 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 Cecil Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Cecil Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Bingham Gravesite
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bingham Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Bingham Gravesite is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bingham Gravesite is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • The Bingham Gravesite has also been known as:
      • Bingham Grave Site
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bingham Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287804 <2>
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8816 <2>
    • Bailey J. Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Bailey J. Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey J. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • The Bailey J. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bailey Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey J. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983010 <2>
    • Cross Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cross Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Cross Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11026 <2>
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9847 <2>
    • Webster Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Hampshire.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20052 <2>
    • Strayhorn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strayhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strayhorn Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strayhorn Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strayhorn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19028 <2>
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Buckner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9910 <2>
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beech Hill Church Cemetery
      • Beech Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9099 <2>
    • Neale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neale Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Neale Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16188 <2>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Granberry Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Granberry Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granberry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12541 <2>
      • Lawrence Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located in Mount Pleasant.
        • The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14538 <2>
      • Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19847 <2>
      • Bynum - Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bynum - Williams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Bynum - Williams Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bynum - Williams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum - Williams Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10033 <2>
      • Canaan Church Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • English Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • The English Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the English Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11765 <2>
      • Hills Chapel Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Bridges Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The Cross Bridges Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Bridges Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
        • The Cross Bridges Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cross Bridges Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Harlan Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Bridges Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11024 <2>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Cecil Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1279987  (Cecil Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1279987 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: Mount Pleasant
      • County: Maury         Elev: 209
      • Location given for GNIS #1279987 (Cecil Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #10321

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cecil Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5835, Longitude: -87.2231       In this case, the coordinates for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Williamsport and Mount Pleasant. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.









 

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