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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Matthews Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Matthews Cemetery (FG ID #15220)

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 Matthews Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.5374°   (35° 32' 14")

Lon:   -87.1011°   (-87° 6' 3")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.

As an estimate, the Matthews Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the north northeast of the Matthews Cemetery .

Establishment of the Matthews Cemetery ...

The Matthews Cemetery was established in 1811.

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 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 Matthews 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 Matthews 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Matthews Cemetery.

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

    • Broadview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Maury County
    • Ashwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Ashwood is located in Maury County
    • Southport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
    • Zion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Frierson Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Culleoka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Armour Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
    • Arkland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
      • Arkland is located in Maury County
    • Chapel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hampshire
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lynnville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamsport
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
        • Williamsport is located in Maury County
      • Greenfield Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 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
      • Santa Fe
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bufords
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bufords have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
        • Bufords is located in Giles County
      • Globe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
        • Globe is located in Marshall County
      • Berlin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Marshall County
      • Jameson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
        • Jameson 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 Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Matthews Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Kittrell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittrell Cemetery
    • Birkett Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birkett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Birkett Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Birkett Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birkett Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9330 <1>
    • Wright Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20630 <1>
    • Reeses Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Vaughn Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Vaughn Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Vaughn Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vaughn Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267415 <1>
    • Pillow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17123 <1>
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westbrook Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527157 <1>
    • Hunter - Kittrell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Giddens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giddens Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giddens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12367 <1>
    • Spain Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spain Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spain Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18799 <1>
    • Wortham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wortham Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Wortham Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wortham Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Wortham Cemetery with the Matthews Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wortham Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20594 <1>
    • Perry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17003 <1>
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15926 <1>
      • Polk Memorial Gardens
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Polk Memorial Gardens is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located between<8> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186622 <1>
      • St. Johns Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Johns Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<8> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • The St. Johns Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18098 <1>
      • Porter Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17350 <1>
      • Williams Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249882 <1>
      • Pulliam Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pulliam Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pulliam Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • The Pulliam Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Wortham Cemetery
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Pulliam Cemetery with the Matthews Cemetery and the .
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulliam Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17516 <1>
      • Hackney Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hackney Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12772 <1>
      • Murphy Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16124 <1>
      • McKissick Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12437 <1>
      • Logue Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Logue Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Logue Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logue Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14814 <1>
      • Perry - Pillow Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17013 <1>
      • Gilmore Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gilmore Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Gilmore Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2569880 <1>
      • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • The Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hopewell Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13594 <1>
      • Mack Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mack Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mack Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mack Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Culleoka.
        • The Mack Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Walker Cemetery
        • Walker Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mack Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19843 <1>
      • McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Culleoka.
        • The McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • McCains Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15287 <1>
      • Patterson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patterson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16903 <1>
      • Gooding Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gooding Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Gooding Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gooding Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooding Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12484 <1>
      • Smith Chapel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18725 <1>

    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 Matthews Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1292954  (Matthews Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1292954 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: Columbia
      • County: Maury         Elev: 238
      • Location given for GNIS #1292954 (Matthews Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15220

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Matthews Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5374, Longitude: -87.1011    
    <3>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.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. 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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