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A visit to the Dowd Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dowd Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dowd Cemetery (FG ID #11449)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Dowd Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowd Cemetery

Lat:   35.7165°   (35° 42' 59")

Lon:   -86.8411°   (-86° 50' 27")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.

As an estimate, the Dowd Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest of the Dowd Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Dowd Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Childress Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Childress Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Childress Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10480 <1>
  • Burney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Burney Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burney Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9968 <1>
  • Hurt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurt Cemetery
    • The Hurt Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurt Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13814 <1>
  • Blair McMahon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair McMahon Cemetery
    • The Blair McMahon Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blair McMahon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • The Blair McMahon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blair Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9371 <1>
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
    • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmon Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12963 <1>
  • Henry B. Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry B. Brown Cemetery
    • The Henry B. Brown Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry B. Brown Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • The Henry B. Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Cemetery
    • Brown Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9796 <1>
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harvey Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13074 <1>
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hargrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hargrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hargrove Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12956 <1>
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17418 <1>
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Duplex Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duplex Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Evans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Wade Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Caperton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caperton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caperton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caperton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Buford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buford Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Buford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Buford Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buford Cemetery is located in Spring Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9922 <1>
    • Thomas Well Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Well Family Cemetery
      • The Thomas Well Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Well Family Cemetery is located in Spring Hill.
      • The Thomas Well Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wells Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20082 <1>
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stephenson Cemetery is located in Spring Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18939 <1>
    • Oden Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oden Family Cemetery
      • The Oden Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oden Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Spring Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381752 <1>
    • Ragan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragan Cemetery
      • The Ragan Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ragan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17551 <1>
    • Hardison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardison Cemetery
      • The Hardison Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardison Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Spring Hill.
      • The Hardison Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Derryberry - Hardison Cemetery
      • Jacob Derryberry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12947 <1>
    • Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
    • Crowe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowe Cemetery
      • The Crowe Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crowe Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
      • The Crowe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11068 <1>
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9556 <1>
    • Moore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill.  The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Spring Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15778 <1>
    • Derryberry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derryberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derryberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Comstock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Comstock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Knott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knott Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Sprott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sprott Cemetery is located in Williamson County

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]<2> of the Dowd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowd Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Duplex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Duplex is located in Williamson County
  • New Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Maury County
  • Harpeth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harpeth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
    • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
  • Spring Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson's Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <8>
  • Wilkes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
    • Wilkes is located in Williamson County
  • Peytonsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
    • Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
  • Caney Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
    • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
  • Holts Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
    • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
  • Allisona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allisona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
    • Allisona is located in Rutherford County
  • Carters Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carters Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
    • Carters Creek is located in Maury County
  • Leftwich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leftwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
    • Leftwich is located in Maury County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jameson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
      • Jameson is located in Maury County
    • Chapel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagleville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • College Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
      • Burwood is located in Williamson County
    • Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Marshall County
    • Arrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Theta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
      • Theta is located in Maury County
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
    • Verona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
    • Southall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
      • Southall is located in Williamson County
    • South Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
      • South Berlin is located in Marshall County
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
    • Clovercroft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clovercroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
      • Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Dowd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowd Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dowd Cemetery:

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 Dowd Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1646200  (Dowd Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646200 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rally Hill
    • County: Maury         Elev: 224
    • Location given for GNIS #1646200 (Dowd Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #11449

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dowd Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7165, Longitude: -86.8411       In this case, the coordinates for the Dowd Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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