A visit to the Robertson 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 Robertson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robertson Cemetery:
36.2073, -87.6011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Robertson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Robertson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Robertson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robertson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Bateman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Vanhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanhook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhook Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Aaron James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Robertson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robertson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- McEwen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vanleer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Slayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- McAllisters Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- White Oak Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- McKinnon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
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 Robertson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robertson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Robertson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Robertson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Robertson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299665 (Robertson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299665 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruskin
- Location given for Robertson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2072795 Lon: -87.6011278
- 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 Houston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robertson 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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