A visit to the Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Creek Cemetery:
36.2839, -86.7072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Dry Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dry Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery North
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benevolent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Cemetery
- Nashville National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18848 <5>
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Luton's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Luton's Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton's Cemetery
- The Luton's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Luton's Chapel Cemetery
- Luton's UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14947 <5>
- Ivy Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivy Point Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stark Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stark Knob Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Knob Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Coleman - Raymon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hampden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hampden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Cemetery
- Coggins - Greer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Beech Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beech Cemetery
- Bentle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bentle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentle 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 Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rayon City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodlettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville - Davidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Mudtavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Joelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Hygeia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Berry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
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 Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenbrier
- Hendersonville
- Hermitage
- Mount Juliet
- Nashville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646339 (Dry Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646339 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodlettsville
- Location given for Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2839414 Lon: -86.7072192
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Creek 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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