A visit to the Colbert 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 Colbert Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colbert Cemetery:
35.4726, -87.3570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colbert Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Hohenwald. Hohenwald lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Colbert Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colbert Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Colbert Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colbert Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Himes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Summertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Summertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Henryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henryville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville Cemetery
- Pleasant Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8808 <5>
- McClain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Old Henryville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orr Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Orr Chapel Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orr Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515877 <5>
- Sheepneck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sheepneck Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepneck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheepneck Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18374 <5>
- Sandy Hook Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14514 <5>
- Chavers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chavers Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chavers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10431 <5>
- Cecil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cecil Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10324 <5>
- Dickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11346 <5>
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colbert Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ethridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Frierson Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Park Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Screamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Voorhies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hohenwald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Southport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Ashwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Kimmins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Lawrenceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Armour Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Greenfield Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Arkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Williamsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
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 Colbert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Mount Pleasant
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 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 Colbert Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Colbert Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309386 (Colbert Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309386 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summertown
- Location given for Colbert Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4725762 Lon: -87.3569585
- 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 Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colbert 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. |
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