A visit to the Dunaway 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 Dunaway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunaway Cemetery:
35.9595, -86.3336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunaway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the south southwest of the Dunaway Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Dunaway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunaway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Tune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Pearcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pearcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Alsup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drenan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Drenan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenan Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Wrather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wrather Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrather Cemetery
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Walterhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walterhill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Lasater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan 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 Dunaway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunaway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walterhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
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- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
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- Cainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Leanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Dillton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
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- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
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- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gladeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doaks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Readyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Burns Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- La Vergne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
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- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Leeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Round Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Belinda City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
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 Dunaway 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 Dunaway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Watertown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dunaway 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 Dunaway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645618 (Dunaway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645618 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: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lascassas
- Location given for Dunaway Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9595077 Lon: -86.3336026
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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 '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- Dunaway 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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