A visit to the Wortham Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wortham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wortham Cemetery (FG ID #20594)
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 Wortham Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wortham Cemetery has been estimated.<3>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wortham Cemetery
Lat: 35.5047° (35° 30' 16")
Lon: -87.1113° (-87° 6' 40")
The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.
As an estimate, the Wortham Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the north northeast of the Wortham 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 Wortham Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wortham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birkett Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birkett Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birkett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birkett Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Birkett Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9330 <1>
- Spain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spain Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18799 <1>
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16124 <1>
- McKissick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Logue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perry - Pillow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry - Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry - Pillow Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17013 <1>
- Hunter - Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Giddens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Giddens Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Giddens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12367 <1>
- Hackney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12772 <1>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12373 <1>
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16123 <1>
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKnight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKnight Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15490 <1>
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garrett Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12292 <1>
- Gilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Culleoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12407 <1>
- Gilmore Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the north of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17003 <1>
- Vaughn Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zollicoffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zollicoffer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zollicoffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zollicoffer Cemetery is located in Maury County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zollicoffer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20737 <1>
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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] of the Wortham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wortham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broadview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ashwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashwood
- From the Wortham Cemetery to Ashwood
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Culleoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armour Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chapel Hill
- From the Wortham Cemetery to Chapel Hill
- Bufords
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bufords. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bufords
- From the Wortham Cemetery to Bufords
- Arkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leftwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- South Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wortham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wortham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Lynnville
- Mount Pleasant
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 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 Wortham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Wortham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275136 (Wortham Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1275136 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: Columbia
- County: Maury Elev: 243
- Location given for GNIS #1275136 (Wortham Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20594
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wortham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5047, Longitude: -87.1113 In this case, the coordinates for the Wortham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
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