A visit to the Pollard 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 Pollard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pollard Cemetery:
36.2720, -87.6761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the north northwest of the Pollard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pollard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pollard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pollard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bratschi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The French Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Cleghern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Parchman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parchman Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pollard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pollard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McEwen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Throckmorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Vanleer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McKinnon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dunn Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Dotsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- McAllisters Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Faxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Legate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
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 Pollard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pollard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pollard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pollard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Pollard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Pollard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309066 (Pollard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309066 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erin
- Location given for Pollard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2720002 Lon: -87.67613
- 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 Houston, 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' (or 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- Pollard 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. |