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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   35.8134°   (35° 48' 48")

Lon:   -86.2525°   (-86° 15' 8")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the west northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Ott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ott Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Jones - McElroy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - McElroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones - McElroy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Herrod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Herrod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Youree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Youree Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Kittrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Weatherly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Brashears Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brashears Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Stroop Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stroop Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Gum Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gum Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Youree Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Youree Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Jamison Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Kittrell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
  • Dillton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
    • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
  • Readyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burns Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
  • Bradyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Burt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Cannon County
  • Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Rutherford County
  • Rucker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
  • Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Rutherford County
  • Murfreesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
  • Burgen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burgen is located in Cannon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gossburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
      • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
    • Woodbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cainsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cainsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
      • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
    • Walterhill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walterhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
      • Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
    • Beechgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Auburntown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
    • Colonial Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County

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 Rutherford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wilson Cemetery:

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 #1646017  (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646017 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dillton
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 209
    • Location given for GNIS #1646017 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8134, Longitude: -86.2525       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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