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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Nebo Cemetery (FG ID #15966)

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 Mt. Nebo Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery

Lat:   35.6528°   (35° 39' 10")

Lon:   -87.1662°   (-87° 9' 58")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Nebo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Columbia and Williamsport.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Williamsport.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Blocker Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McKennon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKennon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKennon Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McKennon Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15466 <1>
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Poplar Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Williamsport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12081 <1>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Williamsport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12082 <1>
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowen Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9509 <1>
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harlem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harlem Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harlem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
  • New Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Williamsport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14711 <1>
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Maury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Williamsport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20176 <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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] of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Nebo 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 Mt. Nebo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mt. Nebo Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Maury County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Nebo Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • 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 Mt. Nebo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1646471  (Mount Nebo Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1646471 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: Williamsport
      • County: Maury         Elev: 255
      • Location given for GNIS #1646471 (Mount Nebo Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15966

    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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Columbia and Williamsport. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Nebo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6528, Longitude: -87.1662    
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Williamsport and Santa Fe. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <9>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Williamsport and Mount Pleasant. 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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