A visit to the West Point 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 West Point Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Point Cemetery (FG ID #20121).
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 West Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Point Cemetery:
35.7112, -87.0519
The West Point Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Santa Fe.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the south of the West Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Point 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 West Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vestal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Vestal Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vestal Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19727 <1>
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11390 <1>
- Knob Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Knob Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20108 <1>
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19989 <1>
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fitzgerald Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Spring Hill.
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- G.H. Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Green Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11977 <1>
- Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- The Edmund Fitzgerald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11980 <1>
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Santa Fe.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19217 <1>
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jocobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jocobs Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocobs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jocobs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Santa Fe.
- Mt. Wesley Akin Nazarene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Godwin - Chappell UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Foster Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12083 <1>
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15667 <1>
- Voorhies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Voorhies Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Voorhies Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19759 <1>
- Lasting Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Spring Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179410 <1>
- Gravel Hill 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Carters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jameson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Theta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Burwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armour Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Flys Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duck River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harpeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leipers Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs
(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 West Point Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Point 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 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 West Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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 West Point Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20121
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646576 (West Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646576 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Godwin
- Location given for West Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7111806 Lon: -87.0519497
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |