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:
35.0043, -86.8033
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Corpier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Corpier Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpier Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lewter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewter Cemetery
- Delap - Clemant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Delap - Clemant Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delap - Clemant Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Motes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Motes Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Merrell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Cash Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Caro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Dickson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wheelerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dellrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Toney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln 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 begin 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 Lincoln 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 #1284818 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284818 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dellrose
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0042515 Lon: -86.8033347
- 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 Lincoln, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |