A visit to the Elrod 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 Elrod Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elrod Cemetery:
35.8862, -86.1928
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elrod Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Elrod Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elrod Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Elrod Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elrod Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- McKnight - Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Wards Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wards Grove Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Mathes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mathes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathes Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnett Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Readyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8696 <5>
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paschal - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18617 <5>
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elrod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elrod Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Auburntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Dillton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burns Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Leanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
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 Elrod 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 Elrod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Murfreesboro
- Watertown
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elrod 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 Elrod Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645631 (Elrod Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645631 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: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Elrod Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8861762 Lon: -86.1927688
- 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 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- Elrod 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |