A visit to the Franks 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 Franks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franks Cemetery:
35.1462, -88.0043
The Franks Cemetery is located in Hardin County<1>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Franks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Franks Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gillis Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cave Hollow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow Cemetery
- Petty Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Petty Branch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Branch Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lutts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Harville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harville Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harville Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Stricklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Weatherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Greeson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Davana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davana Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davana Cemetery
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]<2> of the Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lowryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Bruton Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Pyburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Collinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Threet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nash Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Short
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Franks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Savannah
- Waynesboro
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 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Franks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284837 (Franks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284837 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Pit Ridge
- Location given for Franks Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1461924 Lon: -88.0041973
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Franks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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