A visit to the Gower 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 Gower Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gower Cemetery (FG ID #2252944).
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 Gower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gower Cemetery:
36.1267, -86.9314
The Gower Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the west of Nashville.
The cemetery is located in Davidson County<3>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the east northeast of the Gower Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pasquo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pasquo Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquo Cemetery
- Bordeaux Gardens Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bordeaux Gardens Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux Gardens Park
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills of Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Potters Field is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
- Carney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Thronton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thronton Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thronton Cemetery
- Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- South Harpeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The South Harpeth Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpeth Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Wray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Laine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- McGavock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The McGavock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGavock Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland 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]<2> of the Gower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Pegram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Berry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nashville - Davidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Lillamay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paragon Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
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 Gower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland City
- Brentwood
- Nashville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Davidson 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 Gower Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2252944
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gower 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 Davidson, 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. |