A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elder Cemetery:
35.3090, -86.0697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elder Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the south southwest of the Elder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Old Grays Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Paynes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Cemetery
- Duncans Stagecoach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- New Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Old Bethpage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethpage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethpage Cemetery
- Beth Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beth Page Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Page Cemetery
- Gossage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gossage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossage Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herriford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Huffar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huffar Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffar Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Estill Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Asia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Braton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Braton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braton Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Featherston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Decherd.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11916 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Wileman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wileman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tullahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Homaway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Royal Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Sewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Monteagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Winton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Raus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
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 Elder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Elder Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318452 (Elder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318452 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capitol Hill
- Location given for Elder Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3089696 Lon: -86.0697071
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Elder 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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