A visit to the Short 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 Short Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Short Cemetery:
35.1679, -87.0811
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Short Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Short Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the northeast of the Short Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Short Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Short Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pittard Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittard Cemetery
- Zuccarella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Zuccarella Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuccarella Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The York Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Harwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harwell Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell Cemetery
- Giles Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Giles Memorial Gardens is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Memorial Gardens
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marks Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Ferrel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferrel Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Anthony Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Anthony Hill Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill Cemetery
- Harwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harwell Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell Cemetery
- Pittard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pittard Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittard Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Fogg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fogg Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Cemetery
- Fogg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fogg Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meredith Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Graveyard Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellums Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kellums Gap Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellums Gap Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anthony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Field is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wales is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stella is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Weakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bufords
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bufords is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbellsville is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton was located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Frankewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw was located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Wheelerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelerton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pettusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Short Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Lynnville
- Pulaski
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Short Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Short Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270181 (Short Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270181 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pulaski
- Location given for Short Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1678585 Lon: -87.081121
- 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 Giles, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Short 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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