A visit to the Britton 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 Britton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Britton Cemetery:
35.3254, -84.7219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Britton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Britton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Britton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Britton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McBrien - Burdett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hambright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hambright Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambright Cemetery
- Council Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Council Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Riceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calhoun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Chestuee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Lamontville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Bellefounte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Goodsprings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Delano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Countryside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Goodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ocoee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Servilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Britton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278422 (Britton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278422 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Britton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3253508 Lon: -84.7218842
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Britton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |