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:
35.8451, -85.9075
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Melton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Grizzle - Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Osment Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Osment Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osment Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Holders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holders Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Cemetery
- Church of Christ at Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Poor House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Poor House Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor House Cemetery
- Charles Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Charles Creek Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Creek Cemetery
- The Charles Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scacy Fat Creek Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tittsworth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittsworth Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fuson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fuson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Bluewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Dibrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Daylight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Gath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Gassaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Dowelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Philippi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Auburntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- McMinnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
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.
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- McMinnville
- Smithville
- Woodbury
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 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 #1298484 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298484 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: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Short Mountain
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8450667 Lon: -85.9074866
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |