A visit to the Cowgill 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 Cowgill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowgill Cemetery:
36.1931, -86.5811
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowgill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Cowgill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowgill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cowgill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowgill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Absolem Gleaves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hermitage Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott - Hessey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gleaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gleaves Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleaves Cemetery
- Hessey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sperry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sperry Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips 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
- Sebring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sebring Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
- Tension Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tension Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tension Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins 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 Cowgill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowgill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hermitage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Juliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Donelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Belinda City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Old Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Rural Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Beckwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Nashboro Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Rayon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- 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
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Hendersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Nashville - Davidson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Goodlettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cowgill 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 Cowgill 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 first visit 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 Cowgill 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 Cowgill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1281471 (Cowgill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281471 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: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hermitage
- Location given for Cowgill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.193111 Lon: -86.5811064
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowgill 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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