A visit to the Mays 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 Mays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mays Cemetery:
36.4170, -86.7339
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mays Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Mays Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mays Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Gideon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gideon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon Cemetery
- Hampden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hampden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Swift Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Swift Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Cemetery
- Coggin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coggins - Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Coleman - Raymon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Hall Community Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Hall Community Church Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall Community Church Cemetery
- The White Hall Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20202 <5>
- Alden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Alden Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodworth Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Luton's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Luton's Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton's Cemetery
- The Luton's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Luton's Chapel Cemetery
- Luton's UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14947 <5>
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Mays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgetop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Hygeia Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- White House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodlettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Johnsons Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Joelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Mulloy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Morny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Orlinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
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 Mays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenbrier
- Hendersonville
- Springfield
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 Mays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293032 (Mays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293032 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White House
- Location given for Mays Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4169922 Lon: -86.7338856
- 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 Sumner, 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- Mays 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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