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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaines Cemetery

Lat:   36.1912°   (36° 11' 28")

Lon:   -86.4672°   (-86° 28' 1")

The Gaines Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.

The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Gaines Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gaines Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Viverett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viverett Cemetery
    • The Viverett Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens
    • The Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens is located in Wilson County
    • The Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Mt. Juliet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15946 <5>
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Hessey Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hessey Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hessey Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Hessey Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • The Hessey Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Polly Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407182 <5>
  • Powell Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Grove Cemetery
    • The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sperry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sperry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sperry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sperry Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Suggs Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suggs Creek Cemetery
    • The Suggs Creek Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Suggs Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rural Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #339211 <5>
  • Camper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camper Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Cowgill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowgill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowgill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Tension Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tension Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tension Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tension Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Castleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castleman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Rowland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Laine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laine Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Ligon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ligon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ligon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ligon Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Van Hook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Hook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Hook Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Eddins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eddins Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davis Cemetery
      • Davis Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486190 <5>

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 Gaines Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Belinda City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belinda City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
    • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
  • Beckwith
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beckwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
    • Beckwith is located in Wilson County
  • Leeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
    • Leeville is located in Wilson County
  • Mount Juliet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Juliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
    • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <7>
  • Rural Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
  • Gladeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laguardo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
    • Laguardo is located in Wilson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
  • Possum Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
  • Hermitage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Priest Lake Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
    • Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
  • Lakewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nashboro Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashboro Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
      • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
    • Hendersonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Hickory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Donelson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
      • Donelson is located in Davidson County
    • Mudtavern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
      • Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
    • Gallatin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
      • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <7>
    • Rayon City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
      • Rayon City is located in Davidson County
    • La Vergne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Doaks Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
      • Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
      • Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Doaks
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Wilson County
    • Dog Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
    • Trousdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Trousdale is located in Sumner County
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Davidson County

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 Wilson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaines 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 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 Gaines Cemetery:

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 #1285068  (Gaines Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1285068 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Martha
    • County: Wilson         Elev: 179
    • Location given for GNIS #1285068 (Gaines Cemetery)

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Wilson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gaines Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1912, Longitude: -86.4672       In this case, the coordinates for the Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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