A visit to the Lillys 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 Lillys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lillys Cemetery:
36.2695, -87.4922
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lillys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lillys Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lillys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lillys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Lillys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lillys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schmittou Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Averitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Allbright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Allbright Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbright Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Ragan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ragan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Keele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keele Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keele Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cooksey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9924 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Vanleer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13786 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lillys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lillys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slayden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Vanleer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Louise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Stayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liverworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Erin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Southside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Tennessee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Neptune
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Lillys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lillys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lillys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lillys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
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 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 Lillys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Lillys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1291283 (Lillys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1291283 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slayden
- Location given for Lillys Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2695 Lon: -87.4922344
- 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 Dickson, 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- Lillys 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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