A visit to the Willard 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 Willard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willard Cemetery:
35.8820, -86.0572
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willard Cemetery is located in Cannon County<2>.
The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies just to the south southwest of the Willard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Willard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson Cemetery
- Duggin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Herriman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Herriman Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Doolittle / Keele / Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Odom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Milligan Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bogle Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rigsby Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigsby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Woodbury.
- The Rigsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cavender Branch Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
- Duggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duggin Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggin Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paschal - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18617 <5>
- Ready Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17793 <5>
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Auburntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Readyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Kittrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Bradyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Dowelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Centertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Lucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Daylight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Willard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Liberty
- Smithville
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274609 (Willard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274609 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburntown
- Location given for Willard Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8820097 Lon: -86.0572117
- 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 Cannon, 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- Willard 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. |
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