A visit to the Mathes 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 Mathes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathes Cemetery:
35.9301, -86.2269
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mathes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mathes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Gaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Bradleys Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jarmen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson 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 Mathes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
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- Cainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Gassaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Burns Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bradyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burgen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Mathes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Murfreesboro
- Watertown
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mathes 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 Mathes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645786 (Mathes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645786 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: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Mathes Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9300638 Lon: -86.2269354
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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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mathes 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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