A visit to the Donnell 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 Donnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donnell Cemetery:
35.7442, -86.2222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donnell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Donnell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Donnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lyon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Harrold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harrold Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Youree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Youree Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youree Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Lowe - Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowe - Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe - Daniel Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Sagely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Thyatira Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thyatira Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira Cemetery
- Pallette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pallette Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallette Cemetery
- Cripple Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cripple Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Donnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bradyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
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- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Gossburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Burgen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beechgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Bluewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Busy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
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 Donnell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- Murfreesboro
- Wartrace
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Donnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Donnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645611 (Donnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645611 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beechgrove
- Location given for Donnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.744236 Lon: -86.2222149
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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 Rutherford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donnell 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. |
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