A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
35.2626, -86.9489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the southwest of the Franklin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Pointer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pointer Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marks Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- McNeese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McNeese Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeese Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marks Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Brown & Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown & Hayes Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown & Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown & Hayes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9833 <5>
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tinnon Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tinnon Burial Ground is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnon Burial Ground
- Reynold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reynold Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Bufords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Frankewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Delina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Campbellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bodenham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Anthony Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Boonshill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Wheelerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dellrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Weakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Hughey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
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 Franklin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284823 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284823 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brick Church
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2625786 Lon: -86.948894
- 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 Giles, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin 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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