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A visit to the Donaldson 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 Donaldson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Donaldson Cemetery (FG ID #11403)

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 Donaldson Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donaldson Cemetery

Lat:   36.5954°   (36° 35' 43")

Lon:   -85.4424°   (-85° 26' 32")

The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the southwest of the Donaldson Cemetery .

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 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 Donaldson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Donaldson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Donaldson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donaldson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Free Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
      • Free Hill is located in Clay County
    • Cave Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
      • Cave Springs is located in Clay County
    • Celina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
      • Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
    • Oakley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Overton County
    • Moss
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Clay County
    • Cloyds Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloyds Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
      • Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Meshack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meshack have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Hestand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hestand have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Free Communion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
      • Free Communion is located in Overton County
    • Taylors Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
      • Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
    • Leslie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Boles
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
        • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Boles
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
        • Boles is located in Clay County
      • Garretts Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
        • Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
      • Burkesville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
        • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
      • Dougan Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
        • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Grider
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
        • Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Burristown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
        • Burristown is located in Jackson County
      • Livingston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
        • Livingston is located in Overton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
      • Waterview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
        • Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Tompkinsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
        • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
      • Clementsville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clementsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
        • Clementsville is located in Clay County
      • Whitleyville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
        • Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
      • Marrowbone
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
        • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Byrdstown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Browns Crossroads
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
        • Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)

    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 Donaldson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donaldson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Donaldson Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donaldson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Thompson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Celina.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19340 <1>
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Springs Church Cemetery
      • Rock Springs Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17885 <1>
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Thompson - Webb Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hattie's Houses Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Short Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • Nevin Dailey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Free Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Luke Hamilton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Luke Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Luke Hamilton Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Hamilton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2533873 <1>
    • Tinsley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Long Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Long Cemetery is located in Cumberland County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • John H. Stone Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Evans Arms Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evans Arms Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Evans Arms Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Arms Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364439 <1>
      • Fitzgerald Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gates Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Gates Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gates Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Celina.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259964 <1>
      • Peterman Bend Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Peterman Bend Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Peterman Bend Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterman Bend Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318623 <1>
      • Walker Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Walker Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Celina.
        • The Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hall Cemetery
        • Joe B. Walker Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19816 <1>
      • Craig Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Craig Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
      • Buford Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Donaldson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1282633  (Donaldson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1282633 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: Dale Hollow Dam
      • County: Clay         Elev: 317
      • Location given for GNIS #1282633 (Donaldson Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #11403

    The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Donaldson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5954, Longitude: -85.4424    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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