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A visit to the Preston Cemetery ...


The location of the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   35.7909°   (35° 47' 27")

Lon:   -86.0778°   (-86° 4' 40")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Preston Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
    • Burgen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bradyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
    • Readyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cannon County
    • Centertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
      • Centertown is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Kittrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
    • Gossburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Milton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Rutherford County
      • Gassaway
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
        • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
      • Auburntown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
        • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Daylight
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daylight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
        • Daylight is located in Warren County
      • Lucky
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
        • Lucky is located in Warren County
      • Dillton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
        • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
      • Beechgrove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Round Top
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
        • Round Top is located in Wilson County
      • Burns Place
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
        • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
      • Morrison
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Statesville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
        • Statesville is located in Wilson County
      • Plainview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Gath
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
        • Gath is located in Warren County
      • Dibrell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
        • Dibrell is located in Warren County
      • Liberty
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Cainsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
        • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
      • Compton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
        • Compton is located in Rutherford 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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Preston Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peeler Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeler Cemetery
    • Gaither Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaither Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaither Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaither Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17793 <6>
    • Jameson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jameson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jameson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson Cemetery
    • Mears Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mears Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mears Cemetery
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Gandy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
    • Brandon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Davis - Thomas Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis - Thomas Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis - Thomas Cemetery
      • Todd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Smithson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smithson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithson Cemetery
      • Foster Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Rigsby Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Rigsby Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodbury.
        • The Rigsby Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cavender Branch Cemetery
        • Neeley Cemetery
        • Vinson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigsby Cemetery
      • Bragg Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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.

    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: GNIS record #1298483 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: Woodbury
      • County: Cannon         Elev: 258
      • Location given for GNIS #1298483 (Preston Cemetery)

    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 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 '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 Preston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7909, Longitude: -86.0778       In this case, the coordinates for the Preston 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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