A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
35.9501, -86.1778
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Simpson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Bradleys Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Craddock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Mathes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathes Cemetery
- Rucker Goodloe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Donnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Jarmen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmen Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Duggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin 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 Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Auburntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Cainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Statesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Readyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Burt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Dowelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Leanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
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 Simpson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Murfreesboro
- Watertown
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645934 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645934 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9500631 Lon: -86.1777681
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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 Rutherford, 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- Simpson 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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