A visit to the Alexander Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
35.8876, -86.1325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duggin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paschal - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18617 <5>
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herriman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Herriman Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman Cemetery
- Bryson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Duggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Gassaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bluewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Murfreesboro
- Watertown
- Woodbury
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 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1643495 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1643495 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8875651 Lon: -86.1324903
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Alexander Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
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