A visit to the Kelley 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 Kelley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelley Cemetery:
35.7053, -86.6539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelley Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Kelley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kelley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Kelley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Potiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marrs Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Marrs Hill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Hill Cemetery
- Riggs Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eady Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Brown - Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Peytonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duplex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Leftwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Thompson's Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Kelley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Kelley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290000 (Kelley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290000 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Kelley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7053452 Lon: -86.6538849
- 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 Rutherford, 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- Kelley 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. |