A visit to the Canaan Church 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 Canaan Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Canaan Church Cemetery (FG ID #2572710)
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 Canaan Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Canaan Church Cemetery
Lat: 35.5860° (35° 35' 9")
Lon: -87.1828° (-87° 10' 58")
The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.
As an estimate, the Canaan Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the east northeast of the Canaan Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Canaan Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Canaan Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9847 <1>
- Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19847 <1>
- Bynum - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boooker Farms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strayhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strayhorn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strayhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Strayhorn Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strayhorn Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19028 <1>
- Bingham Gravesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8816 <1>
- Neale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neale Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16188 <1>
- Bailey J. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Granberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12541 <1>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located in Mount Pleasant.
- The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14538 <1>
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pillow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17123 <1>
- McKennan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKennan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKennan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKennan Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKennan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15464 <1>
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKennon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKennon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKennon Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKennon Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15466 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Canaan Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Canaan Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ashwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armour Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ben ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Broadview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Hill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Culleoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Canaan Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Canaan Church 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 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 Canaan Church 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 Canaan Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Canaan Church Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Canaan Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5860, Longitude: -87.1828 |
<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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Williamsport and Mount Pleasant. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<8> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. 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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