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:
35.7576, -86.3686
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the north of the Alexander Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Howland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Elam - Snell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Elam - Snell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam - Snell Cemetery
- Hallyburton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hallyburton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallyburton Cemetery
- Liddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liddon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddon Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Isaac Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Isaac Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Miller Cemetery
- Marlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Marlin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Baskin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Lovorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lovorn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovorn Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Wood - Adcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood - Adcock Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Adcock Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton Cemetery
- Bellah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring 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:
- Rucker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Murfreesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Gossburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beechgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Readyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Burgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Alexander Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rutherford 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 #1645511 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645511 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillton
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7575676 Lon: -86.3686036
- 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 Rutherford, 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- 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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