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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. 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 Akin Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.6531°   (35° 39' 11")

Lon:   -86.9860°   (-86° 59' 9")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.

As an estimate, the Akin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the southwest of 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:

  • Aiken 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voorhies Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voorhies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Voorhies Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2565294 <1>
  • Shyes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shyes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shyes Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shyes Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis - Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis - Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis - Mitchell Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis - Mitchell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farris Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Farris Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11901 <1>
    • Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Everett Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11829 <1>
    • Cox Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cox Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caldwell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10070 <1>
    • Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8567 <1>
    • Foster Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12092 <1>
    • Chrite Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chrite Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest 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 29 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • Mowd is located in Maury County
  • Jameson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Maury County
  • Ben ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
    • Ben is located in Maury County
  • Leftwich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leftwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
    • Leftwich is located in Maury County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leftwich
    • From the Akin Cemetery to Leftwich
  • 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   (17 more) ...
    • Armour Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Ashwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Ashwood is located in Maury County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashwood
      • From the Akin Cemetery to Ashwood
    • 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)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harpeth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
      • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harpeth
      • From the Akin Cemetery to Harpeth
    • Arkland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Frierson Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • South Berlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Flys Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Williamsport
      (13 miles [20.9 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 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 Akin 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 Akin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1275506  (Aiken Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1275506 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: Carters Creek
    • County: Maury         Elev: 226
    • Location given for GNIS #1275506 (Aiken Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8519

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 Akin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6531, Longitude: -86.9860    
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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