A visit to the McMahan 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 McMahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMahan Cemetery:
34.9231, -85.8275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the McMahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McMahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Austin - Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown - Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown - Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Cox Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Abbott Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacoway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacoway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacoway Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wimberley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stevenson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27158 <5>
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Longacre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Longacre Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre Cemetery
- The Longacre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long Acre Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cawlfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawlfield Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring 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 McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haynes Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Stevenson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Rash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- South Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fackler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Higdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cole City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Hytop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
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 McMahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
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 professional and volunteer 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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122590 (McMahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122590 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doran Cove
- Location given for McMahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9231377 Lon: -85.8274752
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McMahan 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. |