A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
35.5020, -86.3169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the west of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wartrace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wartrace Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hall - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethsalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethsalem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsalem Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Hooser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hooser Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser Cemetery
- Three Forks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- Maupin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Maupin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Troxler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Troxler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxler Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hord Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland 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 Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cortner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Bell Buckle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Busy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Beechgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tullahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Gossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Vannatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Royal Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
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 Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynchburg
- Manchester
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
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 Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295115 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295115 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: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wartrace
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5020184 Lon: -86.3169375
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy 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. |