A visit to the Glass 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 Glass Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glass Cemetery:
35.9370, -86.9264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Glass Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east southeast of the Glass Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Glass Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Glass Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18596 <5>
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Thompson - Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Maury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maury Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Boxley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boxley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15940 <5>
- Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Toussaint L'Ouverture Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1867051 <5>
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Glass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glass Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Southall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Leipers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Clovercroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Fernvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Burwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Thompson's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Theta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Pegram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
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 Glass Cemetery. The following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Fairview
- Franklin
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 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 Glass Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Glass Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321929 (Glass Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321929 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leipers Fork
- Location given for Glass Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9370081 Lon: -86.9263911
- 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 Williamson, 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- Glass 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. |