A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
36.4537, -86.8908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the north of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Binkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Binkley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binkley Cemetery
- Chambliss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharon Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Springfield Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11740 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Springfield.
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18410 <5>
- Crunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crunk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lights Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lights Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Chapel Cemetery
- Browing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browing Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(5 miles [8 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
- Flewellyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Hygeia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Joelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Morny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bearwallow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Jernigan Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Goodlettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calistia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
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 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 Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644380 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644380 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: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield South
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4536581 Lon: -86.8908322
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palestine 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |