A visit to the McPherson 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 McPherson Cemetery ...
The McPherson Cemetery is located in Williamson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Boyd Cemetery
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
- The Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Bellevue.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12984 <3>
- Hughes Cemetery
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Laine Cemetery
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- McGavock Cemetery
- The McGavock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- McPherson Cemetery
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Pasquo Cemetery
- The Pasquo Cemetery is located in Davidson County
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- Perkins Cemetery
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Short Cemetery
- The Short Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Short - Poynor Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18596 <3>
- South Harpeth Cemetery
- The South Harpeth Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpeth Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the McPherson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bell Town
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
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- Belle Meade
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Bellevue
- Brentwood
- Burwood
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
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- Clovercroft
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
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- Fairview
- Fernvale
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
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- Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
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- Franklin
- Kingston Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leipers Fork
- Linton
- Linton is located in Davidson County
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- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Old Town ‑ Historic
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
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- Pegram
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Southall
- Southall is located in Williamson County
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- Spencers Mill
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
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- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Theta
- Theta is located in Maury County
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- Thompson's Station
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
- Watkins ‑ Historic
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
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- White Bluff
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
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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 McPherson 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 McPherson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Fairview
- Franklin
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McPherson 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 McPherson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293456 (McPherson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293456 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: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leipers Fork
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McPherson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |