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:
35.7292, -86.6989
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 19 miles [30.6 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 23 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.
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Riggs Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ezell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eady Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marrs Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Marrs Hill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allisona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Holts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- College Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peytonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Caney Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harpeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Anes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Clovercroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Leftwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Vannatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274804 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274804 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7292335 Lon: -86.6988859
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |