A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
36.4298, -87.0286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bracy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bracy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracy Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hallums Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hallums Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallums Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant View UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View UMC Cemetery is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pleasant View.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960024 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Browing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browing Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Murphey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
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]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coopertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Flewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Stroudville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Lockertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Oak Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Port Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Joelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Marrowbone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Morny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Ashland City
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644467 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644467 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: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant View
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4297706 Lon: -87.0286125
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |