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:
36.4778, -87.0281
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 east northeast of the Head Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Head Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Luter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luter Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Bracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bracy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracy Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Browing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browing Cemetery
- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
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]<3> of the Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Flewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coopertown
(5 miles [8 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
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lockertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Barren Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bearwallow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Keysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Hygeia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
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
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 #1644290 (Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644290 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant View
- Location given for Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4778246 Lon: -87.0280566
- 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 '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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |