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The location of the Pope Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pope Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pope Cemetery

Lat:   35.7051°   (35° 42' 18")

Lon:   -86.5386°   (-86° 32' 18")

The Pope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pope Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Rutherford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Concord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Longview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
    • Midland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
    • Unionville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Holts Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
      • Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
    • Patterson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Rutherford County
    • Rucker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
    • College Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
    • Plainview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Burns Place
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
        • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Murfreesboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell Buckle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
        • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <4>
      • Dillton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
        • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Caney Spring
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
        • Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Arrington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelbyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Peytonsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
        • Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
      • Wartrace
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
        • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Duplex
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
        • Duplex is located in Williamson County

    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 Pope 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 Pope Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 42 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pope Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ransom Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ransom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ransom Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ransom Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Pope Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17312 <6>
    • King Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Smotherman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smotherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smotherman Cemetery
    • Continue List   (30 more) ...
      • Smotherman Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smotherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smotherman Cemetery
      • Westbrook Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Sharber Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sharber Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharber Cemetery
      • Covington Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Cemetery
      • Farris Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Reed Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Carlton Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Elmore Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
      • Ward Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ward Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Cothran Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cothran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cothran Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cothran Cemetery
      • Gentry Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
      • Bellenfant Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellenfant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bellenfant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellenfant Cemetery
      • Hendrix Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrix Cemetery
      • Garrett Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Kimmins Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimmins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kimmins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmins Cemetery
      • Poplin Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Poplin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplin Cemetery
      • Putman Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putman Cemetery
      • Putman Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putman Cemetery
      • McBride Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McBride Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Williams Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Romans Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Romans Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romans Cemetery
      • Sudberry Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudberry Cemetery
      • Haynes Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Spence Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Pope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1298165  (Pope Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1298165 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rover
      • County: Rutherford         Elev: 244
      • Location given for GNIS #1298165 (Pope Cemetery)

    The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pope Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7051, Longitude: -86.5386       In this case, the coordinates for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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