A visit to the Cecil 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 Cecil Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cecil Cemetery (FG ID #10321).
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 Cecil Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cecil Cemetery:
35.5835, -87.2231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Cecil Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east of the Cecil Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cecil Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Cecil Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cecil Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bingham Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8816 <1>
- Bailey J. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9847 <1>
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strayhorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Strayhorn Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strayhorn Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19028 <1>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neale Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16188 <1>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Granberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Granberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12541 <1>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- 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>
- Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum - Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Cecil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cecil Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ashwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armour Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Hampshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Broadview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Screamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Hill Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
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 Cecil Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cecil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cecil Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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 Cecil Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #10321
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279987 (Cecil Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279987 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Cecil Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5836845 Lon: -87.2230655
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cecil Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
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