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A visit to the Slave Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Slave Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Slave Cemetery (FG ID #18596)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Slave Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slave Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slave Cemetery

Lat:   35.9496°   (35° 56' 58")

Lon:   -86.9366°   (-86° 56' 11")

The cemetery is located in Williamson County<4>.

As an estimate, the Slave Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Franklin.

The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east southeast of the Slave Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Slave Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Short Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Short Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Gray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Glass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glass Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker - Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker - Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker - Garrett Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Stone Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Boxley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boxley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Thompson - Shelton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson - Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson - Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson - Shelton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Maury Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maury Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • McGavock Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGavock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGavock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGavock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Slave Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slave Cemetery is located in Williamson County

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]<2> of the Slave Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slave Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forest Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Williamson County
  • Southall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leipers Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Davidson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Linton
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Linton
  • Fernvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
    • Fernvale is located in Williamson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fernvale
    • From the Slave Cemetery to Fernvale
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Burwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clovercroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Thompson's Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
      • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <7>
    • Wilkes ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harpeth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harpeth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
      • Harpeth is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harpeth
      • From the Slave Cemetery to Harpeth
    • Belle Meade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Peytonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Pegram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
    • Theta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Maury County
    • Arrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrencoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wrencoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
      • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wrencoe
      • From the Slave Cemetery to Wrencoe
    • Kingston Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
      • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <7>

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 Slave Cemetery. The following communities are located in Williamson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slave Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Slave Cemetery:

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 Slave Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1322012  (Slave Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1322012 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Leipers Fork
    • County: Williamson         Elev: 208
    • Location given for GNIS #1322012 (Slave Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #18596

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Slave Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9496, Longitude: -86.9366       In this case, the coordinates for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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