A visit to the Batson 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 Batson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Batson Cemetery:
36.3403, -87.3575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Batson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Batson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Batson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Batson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Batson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Batson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ryes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Southside.
- The Ryes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryes Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184671 <5>
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Weems Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Gerring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerring Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerring Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slayden Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Slayden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18609 <5>
- Suggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- Nicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicks Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cemetery
- Hagewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Martha's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Batson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Batson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McAllisters Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woods Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Stayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Southside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Slayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- White Oak Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Bellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Oak Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Dotsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Lockertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Swan Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Cumberland City
(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 Batson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Batson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland City
- Charlotte
- Clarksville
- Cumberland City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Batson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Batson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276472 (Batson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276472 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland Furnace
- Location given for Batson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3403309 Lon: -87.357509
- 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 Montgomery, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |