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A visit to the Matthews Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Matthews Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Matthews Cemetery (FG ID #15220)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Matthews Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthews Cemetery

Lat:   35.5374°   (35° 32' 14")

Lon:   -87.1011°   (-87° 6' 3")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.

As an estimate, the Matthews Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the north northeast of the Matthews Cemetery .

Establishment of the Matthews Cemetery ...

The Matthews Cemetery was established in 1811.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Matthews Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kittrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
  • Birkett Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birkett Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birkett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Birkett Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Birkett Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9330 <1>
  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20630 <1>
  • Reeses Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vaughn Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pillow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17123 <1>
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter - Kittrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Giddens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Giddens Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giddens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12367 <1>
  • Spain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spain Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spain Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18799 <1>
  • Wortham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17003 <1>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Evergreen Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15926 <1>
    • Polk Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17350 <1>
    • Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249882 <1>
    • Pulliam Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulliam Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pulliam Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pulliam Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • The Pulliam Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wortham Cemetery
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Pulliam Cemetery with the Matthews Cemetery and the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 61 miles to the south).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17516 <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to the Pulliam Cemetery
      • From the Matthews Cemetery to the Pulliam Cemetery
    • Hackney Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackney Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12772 <1>
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16124 <1>
    • McKissick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Logue Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Perry - Pillow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17013 <1>
    • Gilmore Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mack Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mack Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mack Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mack Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mack Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Culleoka.
      • The Mack Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Walker Cemetery
      • Walker Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19843 <1>
    • McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patterson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16903 <1>
    • Gooding Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Smith Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18725 <1>

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] of the Matthews Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthews Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Matthews Cemetery:

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 Matthews Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1292954  (Matthews Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1292954 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Columbia
    • County: Maury         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #1292954 (Matthews Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15220

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Matthews Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5374, Longitude: -87.1011    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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