A visit to the Head 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 Head Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Head Cemetery:
36.4342, -86.9958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Head Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the northeast of the Head Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Head Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Head Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hallums Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hallums Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallums Cemetery
- Cooperstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cooperstown Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
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- Murphey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Browing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browing Cemetery
- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Bracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bracy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracy Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lockertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Oak Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Ashland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Morny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Barren Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
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 Head Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Ashland City
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644288 (Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644288 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield South
- Location given for Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4342147 Lon: -86.995834
- 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 Robertson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head 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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