A visit to the Somerville 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 Somerville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Somerville Cemetery:
36.5828, -86.6658
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Somerville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Somerville Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Somerville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Somerville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Somerville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Long Payne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Payne Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Redfearin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Redfearin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfearin Cemetery
- Summerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Summerville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Roney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roney Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roney Cemetery
- Spain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Roney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roney Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Spain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Swan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Wright - West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wright - West Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright - West Cemetery
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- Wilks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Eubank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Eubank Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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- Jernigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Somerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Somerville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cross Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mulloy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Orlinda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Calistia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Black Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Prices Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mitchellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neosheo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Fountain Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schochoh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Sengtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Somerville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Somerville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Greenbrier
- Portland
- Springfield
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 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 Somerville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Somerville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1303714 (Somerville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1303714 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlinda
- Location given for Somerville Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5828212 Lon: -86.6658291
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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 Robertson, 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- Somerville 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. |