A visit to the Francis 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 Francis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Francis Cemetery:
35.1076, -85.4177
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Francis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Francis Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Francis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Francis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Francis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Pot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pot Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- McNabb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNabb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Tittle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tittle Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittle Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Gott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gott Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gott Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oates Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kelly's Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boydston Community Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Community Cemetery
- The Boydston Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boydston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9562 <5>
- Beason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- B'nai Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Zion Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Powells Crossroads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11207 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Caroline Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fryar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Chattanooga Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Memorial Park
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10429 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Francis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Signal Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Fountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Tiftonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Powells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Red Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lookout Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lupton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Whitwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lookout Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saint Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Orchard Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Kings Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
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 Francis 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 Francis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- Red Bank
- Signal Mountain
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 either 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 Francis 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 Francis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284802 (Francis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284802 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wauhatchie
- Location given for Francis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1075739 Lon: -85.4177394
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Francis 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. |