A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
35.7909, -86.0778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Preston Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the north of the Preston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Preston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Peeler Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeler Cemetery
- Gaither Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gaither Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17793 <5>
- Jameson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jameson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson Cemetery
- Mears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mears Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Davis - Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smithson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rigsby Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigsby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Woodbury.
- The Rigsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cavender Branch Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Doolittle / Keele / Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Burgen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Naola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gossburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Trousdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Daylight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Beechgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
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 Preston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298483 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298483 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodbury
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7909017 Lon: -86.0777679
- 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 Cannon, 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- Preston 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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