A visit to the Matthews 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 Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthews Cemetery:
35.9223, -86.6306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthews Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Matthews Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matthews Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McCanless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Naron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Fly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fly Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Cemetery
- Nolensville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nolensville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville Cemetery
- Ozburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ozburn Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozburn Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McCanless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Summer Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Summer Knob Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Knob Cemetery
- Christopher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Glymp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glymp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymp Cemetery
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Nevin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nevin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevin Cemetery
- Ray - Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray - Cooke Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray - Cooke Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Chrisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nolensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Vergne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Leanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Whispering Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Allisona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paragon Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Priest Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harpeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 helpful 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 Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321970 (Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321970 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nolensville
- Location given for Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9222859 Lon: -86.6305515
- 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 Williamson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matthews 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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