A visit to the Heads 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 Heads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heads Cemetery:
36.4634, -87.0453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Heads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Heads Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Heads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Heads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Heads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Bracy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bracy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracy Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Luter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luter Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter 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 Heads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heads 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
- Stroudville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Flewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- 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
- Adams
(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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Sango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Barren Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- 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
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ashland City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
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 Heads 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 Heads 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Heads 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 Heads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644291 (Heads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644291 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: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant View
- Location given for Heads Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4633807 Lon: -87.0452793
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heads 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. |