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:
36.4381, -86.5142
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 Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies just to the southeast of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Briggance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Briggance Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggance Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Strother - Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Village Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pitt - Bursby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Strother Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Strother Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
- Briggance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Briggance Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggance Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Horn - Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Howlis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howlis Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howlis Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Gallatin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13705 <5>
- Hogg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hogg Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
- Strother Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Strother Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
- Bigbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodworth Cemetery
- Carter - Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stratton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
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]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- South Tunnel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Gallatin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Trousdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Rock Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- White House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mulloy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Goodlettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sengtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Chipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
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. The following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hendersonville
- Portland
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 helpful 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 #1283554 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283554 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottontown
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4381014 Lon: -86.5141609
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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 Sumner, 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 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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