A visit to the Van Hook 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 Van Hook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Hook Cemetery:
36.1787, -86.3489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Hook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Hook Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the east northeast of the Van Hook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Hook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Van Hook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Hook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Laine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson County Memorial Park is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson County Memorial Park
- The Wilson County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Wilson County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15592 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Rest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Hill Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Hill Cemetery
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Conatser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Webb's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Viverett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Viverett Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viverett Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Byran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Van Hook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Hook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Gladeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Possum Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Beckwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Doaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Belinda City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Laguardo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Saulsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Priest Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Trousdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Walterhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Gallatin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(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 Van Hook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Hook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hendersonville
- Hermitage
- La Vergne
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Smyrna
- Watertown
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 websites either 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 Van Hook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Van Hook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273357 (Van Hook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273357 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Van Hook Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1786665 Lon: -86.3488809
- 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 Wilson, 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 from Point A (ie- Van Hook 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. |