A visit to the McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McElroy Cemetery:
35.6267, -86.4278
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McElroy Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the McElroy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McElroy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McElroy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McElroy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Woodfin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woodfin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Ogilivie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ogilivie Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilivie Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Rainwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainwater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwater Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
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- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Fosterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fosterville Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Williams - McLain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smotherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Houston Whitworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erwin Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Erwin Slave Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Slave Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Philpott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Philpott Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
- Bigham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bigham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigham Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Brothers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McElroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McElroy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vannatta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Bell Buckle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beechgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burns Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Gossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Cortner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Normandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
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 McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319407 (McElroy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319407 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: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosterville
- Location given for McElroy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6267365 Lon: -86.4277708
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McElroy 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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