A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
34.4473, -86.2711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the south southwest of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manning Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Guntersville.
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <5>
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Henryville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henryville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville Cemetery
- Kennamer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Kennamer Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennamer Cemetery
- Honeycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Honeycomb Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Cemetery
- Cochrane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochrane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane Cemetery
- Panquin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Panquin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panquin Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haney Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Chapel Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Columbus City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Columbus City Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Rayburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Mid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Wyeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Peters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Hustleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Street ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Albertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
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 McDonald Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albertville
- Columbus City
- Guntersville
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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122523 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122523 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4473113 Lon: -86.2710935
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDonald 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. |