A visit to the Elias McDonald 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 Elias McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elias McDonald Cemetery:
36.5983, -85.8975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elias McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elias McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the southwest of the Elias McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elias McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Elias McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elias McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Cornith Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Irving Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Frog Pond - Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Biles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- David Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wesley Crowder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gamaliel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gamaliel Cemetery is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamaliel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Gamaliel (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1059090 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elias McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elias McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Akersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Frog Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Gamaliel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Fountain Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Gibbs Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meadorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Haydenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Forkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Pleasant Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Difficult
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Hestand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
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 Elias McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elias McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 Elias McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Elias McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084564 (Elias McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084564 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galen
- Location given for Elias McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5983333 Lon: -85.8975
- 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 Macon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elias McDonald 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |