A visit to the Franklin Family 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 Franklin Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Family Cemetery:
35.9931, -82.6861
The Franklin Family Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south of the Franklin Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Franklin Family Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aikens - Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bevy Landers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Lisenbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Gaither Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Roddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- J. V. Shelton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- John Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creed Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culvin Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- George Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stokley Cutshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gahagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alonzo Gosnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Seminary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jack Wallin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Franklin Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allegheny
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cutshalltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allenstand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Afton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Greeneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Franklin Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greeneville
- Marshall
- Tusculum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Franklin Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Franklin Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1011377 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011377 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 652 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rock
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9931608 Lon: -82.6862524
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Franklin Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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