A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
35.9381, -86.5478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Batey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Love - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Love - Davis Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love - Davis Cemetery
- Nelson - Peebles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Searcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Searcy Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Marable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marable Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marable Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
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- Walpole - Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morton Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Garvin - Rowlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8970 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walden Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Etter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Etter Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Etter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Smyrna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11807 <5>
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snell is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Leanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leanna is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Walterhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Priest Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Compton is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Nashboro Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Rural Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Clovercroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whispering Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paragon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Peytonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Dillton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645590 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645590 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9381195 Lon: -86.5477717
- 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 Rutherford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook 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. |