A visit to the Rowland 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 Rowland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowland Cemetery:
36.1428, -86.3686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rowland Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the northeast of the Rowland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rowland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rowland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Laine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Van Hook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Hook Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Eddins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eddins Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddins Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Fite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rowland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Doaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- 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
- Rural Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Mount Juliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Laguardo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Priest Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- La Vergne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
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 Rowland 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 Rowland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hermitage
- La Vergne
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Smyrna
- Watertown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Rowland 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 Rowland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1300204 (Rowland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1300204 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: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Rowland Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1428347 Lon: -86.3686032
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Rowland 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. |