A visit to the Confederate Memorial 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 Confederate Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Memorial Cemetery:
36.2123, -86.6069
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Confederate Memorial Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Confederate Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Confederate Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill Cemetery
- Scott - Hessey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Absolem Gleaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Absolem Gleaves Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absolem Gleaves Cemetery
- The Absolem Gleaves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Absolom Gleaves Cemetery
- Gleaves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465016 <5>
- Gleaves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gleaves Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleaves Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hessey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hessey Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessey Family Cemetery
- The Hessey Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polly Wright Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407182 <5>
- Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
- The Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mt. Juliet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15946 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Bryanttown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryanttown Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryanttown Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Tension Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tension Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tension Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
- Sperry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sperry Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mount Juliet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rayon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Mudtavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Hendersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Belinda City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Nashboro Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Rural Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Nashville - Davidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Goodlettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Berry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Paragon Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
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 Confederate Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hendersonville
- Hermitage
- Mount Juliet
- Nashville
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 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 Confederate Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Davidson 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 Confederate Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281082 (Confederate Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281082 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: Davidson
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hermitage
- Location given for Confederate Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2122769 Lon: -86.6069401
- 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 Davidson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate Memorial 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. |