A visit to the Erin 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 Erin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erin Cemetery:
36.3217, -87.6911
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the southwest of the Erin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Erin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Erin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McMillian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Bratschi Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beecham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Parchman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parchman Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchman Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graveyard 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 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Erin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Indian Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- McEwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vanleer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woods Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Legate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Faxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- McAllisters Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Stayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Liverworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
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 Erin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Erin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Erin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Erin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1316121 (Erin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1316121 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erin
- Location given for Erin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3217212 Lon: -87.6911302
- 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Erin 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. |