A visit to the Vestal Cemetery ...
The location of the Vestal Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Vestal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Vestal Cemetery (FG ID #19727)
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 Vestal Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vestal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vestal Cemetery
Lat: 35.7309° (35° 43' 51")
Lon: -87.0520° (-87° 3' 7")
The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.
As an estimate, the Vestal Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the south of the Vestal Cemetery .
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 Vestal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vestal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vestal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jameson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Carters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Theta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Burwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Fly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Fly is located in Maury County
- New Flys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Flys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Arkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Armour Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Thompson's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- 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 <5>
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Ashwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Leipers Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Duplex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Duck River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Southall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Southall is located in Williamson County
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 Vestal Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vestal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Vestal Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vestal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- The Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11980 <2>
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19217 <2>
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9830 <2>
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20121 <2>
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Spring Hill.
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gravel Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140518 <2>
- Godwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Godwin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Godwin Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12450 <2>
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lockhart Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14804 <2>
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tate Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19206 <2>
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11391 <2>
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fitzgerald Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fitzgerald Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14014 <2>
- Jocobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jocobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jocobs Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jocobs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jocobs Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11390 <2>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- The Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knob Creek Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14401 <2>
- Old Knob Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Knob Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Old Knob Creek Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Knob Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Knob Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16626 <2>
- Haywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haywood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13167 <2>
- Dowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dowell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11452 <2>
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20108 <2>
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19989 <2>
- Lasting Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lasting Hope Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasting Hope Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Spring Hill.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasting Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14520 <2>
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Spring Hill.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179410 <2>
- Jameson - McKee - Rountree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jameson - McKee - Rountree Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jameson - McKee - Rountree Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Spring Hill.
- The Jameson - McKee - Rountree Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jameson Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jameson - McKee - Rountree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15456 <2>
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galloway Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12259 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Vestal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273440 (Vestal Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1273440 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: Godwin
- County: Maury Elev: 258
- Location given for GNIS #1273440 (Vestal Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #19727
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | 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. |
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vestal Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7309, Longitude: -87.0520 In this case, the coordinates for the Vestal Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |