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Introduction ...

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 Ridge Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.7390°   (35° 44' 20")

Lon:   -87.2121°   (-87° 12' 43")

The Akin Ridge Cemetery is located in Maury County<1>.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Akin Ridge Cemetery .

Name Variations for Akin Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Akin Ridge Nazarene Church 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.

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 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 Akin Ridge 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 Akin Ridge 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 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Akin Ridge Cemetery.

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

    • Duck River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
      • Duck River is located in Hickman County
    • Williamsport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Maury County
    • Arkland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
      • Arkland is located in Maury County
    • Santa Fe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hill Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
    • Fly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
      • Fly is located in Maury County
    • New Flys Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
    • Greenfield Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
      • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
    • Primm Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
      • Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
    • Chapel Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Armour Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Littlelot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
      • Littlelot is located in Hickman County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Theta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
        • Theta is located in Maury County
      • Tottys Bend
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tottys Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
        • Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
      • Hampshire
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
        • Zion is located in Maury County
      • Ashwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Jameson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • 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 Akin Ridge 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 Akin Ridge Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Akin Ridge Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Jones Valley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Valley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Valley Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Harbison Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harbison Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbison Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12918 <6>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Woody Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woody Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woody Cemetery
    • Hanes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanes Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanes Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Samaritan Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Finch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Finch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Finch Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Williamsport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11948 <6>
    • Crosby Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Williamsport.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11022 <6>
    • Erwin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Santa Fe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14086 <6>
      • Gardner Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Fly.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527995 <6>
      • Gardner Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12274 <6>
      • Byrd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Fly.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10045 <6>
      • Jones Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Charles Houston Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Charles Houston Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Charles Houston Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charles Houston Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10525 <6>
      • Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Church Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
      • Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
      • Baker Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Williamsport.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery
      • Greenfield Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alderson Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Williamsport.
        • The Alderson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Captain William Alderson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8536 <6>
      • Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamsport.
        • The Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Williamsport Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsport Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20386 <6>
      • Broom Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Broom Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Broom Cemetery is located in Williamsport.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broom Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9752 <6>
      • Williamsport Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williamsport Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • The Williamsport Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Williamsport Methodist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsport Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20385 <6>
      • Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Williamsport.
        • The Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hawkins - Gaines Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Tabernacle Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461921 <6>
      • Erwin Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Harbison Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Harbison Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harbison Cemetery is located between<8> the communities of Williamsport and Santa Fe.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Santa Fe.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbison Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218980 <6>
      • Goshen Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Fly.
        • The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Goshen UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12506 <6>
      • Oakley Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakley Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Fly.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16527 <6>
      • Fly Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Fly Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Fly.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fly Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12037 <6>

    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 Akin Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1646110  (Akin Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1646110 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: Williamsport
      • County: Maury         Elev: 258
      • Location given for GNIS #1646110 (Akin Ridge Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7390, Longitude: -87.2121    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <6>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.
    <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 Williamsport and Santa Fe. 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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