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:
35.2540, -87.7653
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north 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 23 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.
- Bedford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Bennett Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cole Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cole Cemetery
- Downing - Byler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kea Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kea Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Collinwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14329 <5>
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Flatwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Voorhies
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pruitton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lowryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Threet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Busby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Park Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Green Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Hohenwald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Leoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
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 Collier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #1641774 (Collier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641774 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waynesboro
- Location given for Collier Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2539681 Lon: -87.7653025
- 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |