A visit to the Washington 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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Cemetery:
36.5012, -87.0033
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Washington Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east of the Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Batts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Batts Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts Cemetery
- Batts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Batts Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- William W. Batts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Stroudville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Coopertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Keysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lockertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Sango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Hygeia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greenbrier
- Guthrie
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Washington 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644455 (Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644455 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: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5011568 Lon: -87.0033336
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington 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. |