A visit to the Akin 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 Akin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Akin Cemetery (FG ID #8519).
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 Akin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Akin Cemetery:
35.6531, -86.9860
The Akin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the southwest of the Akin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Akin Cemetery.
Name Variations for Akin 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.
Akin Cemetery has also been known as:
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 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Akin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Akin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flint Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17339 <1>
- Daimwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maury Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Voorhies Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Voorhies Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19758 <1>
- Sowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2565294 <1>
- Shyes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shyes Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shyes Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18498 <1>
- Dobbin - Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis - Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis - Mitchell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis - Mitchell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis - Mitchell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11255 <1>
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cooper Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- The Cooper Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10817 <1>
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farris Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11901 <1>
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Grave
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8575 <1>
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Everett Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11829 <1>
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10935 <1>
- Secrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Caldwell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10070 <1>
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8567 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12092 <1>
- Chrite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chrite Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10516 <1>
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] of the Akin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Akin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Jameson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ben ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Leftwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Theta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Armour Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ashwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duplex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Culleoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Broadview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland
(12 miles [19.3 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 Akin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Akin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Akin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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 Akin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8519
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275506 (Aiken Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275506 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carters Creek
- Location given for Aiken Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6531261 Lon: -86.9861151
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |