A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
35.9409, -86.3775
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the south of the Pierce Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walterhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walterhill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Burrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Burrus Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrus Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Yandell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Yandell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yandell Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wrather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wrather Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrather Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Searcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Rucker - Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns 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 Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walterhill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Leanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Murfreesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Gladeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Readyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Auburntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Belinda City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Priest Lake Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645869 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645869 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walterhill
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9408971 Lon: -86.3774919
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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 Rutherford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierce 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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