A visit to the Williford 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 Williford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williford Cemetery:
35.8815, -86.2542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the west southwest of the Williford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Williford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Dill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Fathera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fathera Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- McKnight - Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Nipper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nipper Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Cemetery
- Brashears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brashears Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
- Weatherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Wards Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wards Grove Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Grove Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kittrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
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- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
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- Readyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Dillton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Cainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Auburntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
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- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Burgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
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- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
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- Gossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Gassaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Doaks Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
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 Williford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Watertown
- Woodbury
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 helpful 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 Williford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Williford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646014 (Williford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646014 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lascassas
- Location given for Williford Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8814541 Lon: -86.2541584
- 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 Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |