A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
35.0140, -85.6591
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the north northeast of the Ford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- McDaniel - Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Havron Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Havron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Havron Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Havron Cemetery
- Raulston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Raulston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raulston Cemetery
- Beene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beene Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glover Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Straightway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Clouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clouse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouse Cemetery
- Clouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clouse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouse Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Little White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chaudoin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudoin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richard City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Eliza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284562 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284562 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Pittsburg
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0139682 Lon: -85.6591354
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ford 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. |