A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
35.9828, -86.3447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Drenan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenan Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Dunaway Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alsup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Evans Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Memorial Garden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Memorial Garden is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Murfreesboro.
- The Evans Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11818 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Wrather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wrather Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrather Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Walterhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walterhill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Pearcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearcy Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walterhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Gladeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doaks Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Snell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Leeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Readyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belinda City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- La Vergne
- Lebanon
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Watertown
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 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 Carter 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1305708 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305708 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: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lascassas
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9828406 Lon: -86.3447137
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter 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. |