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A visit to the Grandstaff 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 Grandstaff Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.0888°   (36° 5' 19")

Lon:   -86.1218°   (-86° 7' 18")

The Grandstaff Cemetery is located in Wilson County<1>.

The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Grandstaff Cemetery .

Name Variations for Grandstaff Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Grandstaff Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Vaught - Grandstaff Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Grandstaff Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Waters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waters Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Hearn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Adamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Commerce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commerce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commerce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Commerce Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Massey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Massey Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443067 <6>
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Talley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Talley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Old Campground Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Campground Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Highland Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Memorial Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Byran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Greenvale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenvale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Vandatta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandatta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandatta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vandatta Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Agee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The House Cemetery is located in Smith County

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]<2> of the Grandstaff Cemetery.

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

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 Grandstaff 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 Grandstaff Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Grandstaff 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 Grandstaff Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1285825  (Grandstaff Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1285825 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: Alexandria
    • County: Wilson         Elev: 228
    • Location given for GNIS #1285825 (Grandstaff Cemetery)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grandstaff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0888, Longitude: -86.1218    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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