A visit to the Murphey 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 Murphey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphey Cemetery:
36.4675, -87.0072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east northeast of the Murphey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Murphey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Nave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Browing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murphey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Lipscomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Bracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bracy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
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- Flewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
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- Stroudville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
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- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lockertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
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- Barren Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Keysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Hygeia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Sango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
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- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Ashland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Morny
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Murphey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Murphey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Ashland City
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
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 professional and volunteer 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 Murphey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Murphey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644367 (Murphey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644367 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant View
- Location given for Murphey Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4675469 Lon: -87.0072228
- 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 Robertson, 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- Murphey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |