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A visit to the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery (FG ID #74144)

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 Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery

Lat:   36.7267°   (36° 43' 36")

Lon:   -86.5703°   (-86° 34' 13")

The cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.

As an estimate, the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Franklin.

The county seat for Simpson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the southwest of the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery .

Name Variations for Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.

Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Green Lawn Cemetery
  • Shady Rest Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
  • Shadyrest Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Peden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peden Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Duval Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duval Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duval Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duval Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • K. & T. Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mitchellville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchellville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchellville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchellville Cemetery is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Stringer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stringer Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The State Line Cemetery is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Duer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duer Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Barr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barr Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Barry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Byrams Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrams Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrams Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Groves Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Groves Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Sang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sang Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sang Cemetery is located in Robertson County (TN)

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 Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Auburn
    • Auburn lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Portland
    • Portland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Portland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Woodburn
    • Woodburn lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Woodburn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn

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 Greenlawn - Shady Rest 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 Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #493277  (Green Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #493277 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: Franklin
    • County: Simpson         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #493277 (Green Lawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #74144

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Simpson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greenlawn - Shady Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7267, Longitude: -86.5703    
<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 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.
<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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