A visit to the Fly Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fly Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fly Cemetery (FG ID #12037).
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 Fly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fly Cemetery:
35.7901, -87.1785
The Fly Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Fly.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast of the Fly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fly Cemetery.
Establishment of the Fly Cemetery ...
The Fly Cemetery was established in 1808.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Fly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Litton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14786 <1>
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10045 <1>
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Harbison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buddy & Daisy Burns Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKnight Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15489 <1>
- Robert Sewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robert Sewell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Sewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Sewell Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Fly.
- The Robert Sewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18282 <1>
- Rail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rail Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rail Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17554 <1>
- Ashworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Akin Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexander Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Santa Fe.
- The Alexander Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexander Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8551 <1>
- Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexandria Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Santa Fe.
- The Alexandria Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexandria Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8553 <1>
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9745 <1>
- Adkison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hight Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507517 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Flys Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Theta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Littlelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jameson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Armour Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tottys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 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 Fly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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 Fly Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #12037
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284533 (Fly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284533 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Primm Springs
- Location given for Fly Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7900677 Lon: -87.1786191
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fly Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |