A visit to the Erwin Slave 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 Erwin Slave Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erwin Slave Cemetery:
35.5748, -86.4328
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erwin Slave Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erwin Slave Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Erwin Slave Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Erwin Slave Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erwin Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hart Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Philpott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Philpott Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
- Ogilivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ogilivie Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilivie Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Tune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- McAdams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McAdams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
- Hurricane Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Bigham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bigham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigham Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Purvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Burns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burns Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Chapel Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Wallis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wallis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Cemetery
- Cortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cortner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner Cemetery
- Rainwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rainwater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwater Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy 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 Erwin Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erwin Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vannatta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
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- Haley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Beechgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Busy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dillton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
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 Erwin Slave 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 Erwin Slave Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Erwin Slave Cemetery:
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- 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 Erwin Slave Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1283851 (Erwin Slave Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1283851 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: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deason
- Location given for Erwin Slave Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5747931 Lon: -86.4327711
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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- Erwin Slave 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |