A visit to the Madison 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 Madison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Cemetery:
35.4667, -86.5547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Madison Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east northeast of the Madison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Madison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Word Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Whitesell - Wilhoite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Streeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Streeter Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter Cemetery
- Molder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Molder Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molder Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Gaunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gaunt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaunt Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner 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 Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Talley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Anes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Countyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Willow Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
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 Madison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319396 (Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319396 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4667395 Lon: -86.5547174
- 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 Bedford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madison 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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