A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
35.1962, -87.3825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies just to the northeast of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Sam Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sam Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Smith Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Belew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Freemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freemon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemon Cemetery
- Leoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leoma Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoma Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lawrenceburg City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bumpass Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Houser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Houser Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Fuller Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fuller Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Chapel Cemetery
- Mimosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Kilburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn Cemetery
- Luna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Luna Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Westpoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Ethridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Weakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Webber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rascal Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Bodenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Henryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Belew ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minor Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Arkdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Anthony Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Wales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
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 Nelson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295369 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295369 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Long Branch
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1961916 Lon: -87.382518
- 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 Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson 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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