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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 #10324)

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 Cecil Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cecil Cemetery

Lat:   35.5109°   (35° 30' 39")

Lon:   -87.2461°   (-87° 14' 45")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.

As an estimate, the Cecil Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east northeast of the Cecil Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Cecil Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cecil Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dickson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11346 <1>
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lasley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lasley Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14514 <1>
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McClain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClain Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Sandy Hook Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orr Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sheepneck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bumpass - King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpass - King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bumpass - King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bumpass - King Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bumpass - King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9931 <1>
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stone Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18992 <1>
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • John Hunter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Granberry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimes Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12708 <1>
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ledbetter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Factory Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Factory Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Bailey J. Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
      • 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>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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.

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. Unless otherwise noted, 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 first turn to 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 Cecil Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1646161  (Cecil Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646161 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Pleasant
    • County: Maury         Elev: 214
    • Location given for GNIS #1646161 (Cecil Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #10324

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 'straight-line' 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 Cecil Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5109, Longitude: -87.2461       In this case, the coordinates for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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