A visit to the Collier 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 Collier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collier Cemetery:
36.3167, -87.8286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the east of the Collier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
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- Beecham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Burcham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Orchard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Orchard Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennessee Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Faxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McEwen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Legate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Manleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Snider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Plant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
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 Collier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280979 (Collier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280979 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Collier Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3167216 Lon: -87.828636
- 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Collier 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. |