A visit to the Read 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 Read Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Read Cemetery:
36.1559, -86.2986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Read Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the north of the Read Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Read Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Read Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Read Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson County Memorial Park is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson County Memorial Park
- The Wilson County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Wilson County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15592 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eddins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eddins Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddins Cemetery
- Van Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Hook Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Camper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Laine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Byran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Rest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rest Hill Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Hill Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman 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 Read Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Read Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Gladeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Possum Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Saulsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Beckwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Belinda City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Cainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Laguardo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Walterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Shaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
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 Read Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Read Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Watertown
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 Read Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Read Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299011 (Read Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299011 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Read Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1558895 Lon: -86.2986024
- 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 Wilson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Read 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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