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:
35.9556, -86.9556
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 Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Short Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18596 <5>
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Short - Poynor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Boxley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boxley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Glass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- McGavock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McGavock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGavock Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave 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 Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Leipers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clovercroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Pegram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Kingston Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Theta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
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. The following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Fairview
- Franklin
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 Williamson 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 #1322006 (Short Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322006 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leipers Fork
- Location given for Short Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.955619 Lon: -86.9555583
- 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 Williamson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |