A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
36.1103, -87.4683
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the east northeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Tennessee City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The England Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- England Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The England Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Donegan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
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- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Adcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- McElhiney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McElhiney Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhiney Cemetery
- Sylvia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sylvia Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennessee City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanleer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Slayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Abiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- White Oak Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Stayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Whitehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Spencers Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- White Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Bell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- McAllisters Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 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 Edwards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Edwards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- McEwen
- Waverly
- White Bluff
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 either 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283548 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283548 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dickson
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1103375 Lon: -87.4683469
- 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 Dickson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards 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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