A visit to the Greer 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 Greer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greer Cemetery:
35.4367, -86.5194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greer Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the northeast of the Greer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Brame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brame Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brame Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Word Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Doughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Doughan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughan Cemetery
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- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Gabbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gabbert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbert Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Gammill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gammill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammill Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Redd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Shearin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearin Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Barrett - Carlisle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Whitesell - Wilhoite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Talley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Longview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cascade Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Anes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
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 Greer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 Greer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286213 (Greer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286213 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Greer Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4367403 Lon: -86.519439
- 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 Bedford, 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' (or 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- Greer 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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