A visit to the Gaines 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 Gaines Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaines Cemetery:
35.9401, -86.2008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gaines Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gaines Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gaines Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Bradleys Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bradleys Creek Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleys Creek Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dement Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Mathes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mathes Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathes Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Craddock Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Vaught Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vaught Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jarmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Donnell Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dement Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Elrod Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milton is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Cainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Auburntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Compton is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Readyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kittrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Round Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Walterhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leanna is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Bradyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is also located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Burgen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town was located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town was located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Dowelltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Commerce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Gaines 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 Gaines 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 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 Gaines 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 Gaines Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285067 (Gaines Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285067 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Gaines Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9400635 Lon: -86.2008239
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaines 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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