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A visit to the French Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the French Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The French Cemetery (FG ID #12185)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 French Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery

Lat:   35.6701°   (35° 40' 12")

Lon:   -85.9269°   (-85° 55' 36")

The French Cemetery is located in Cannon County<3>.

The county seat for Cannon County is located in Woodbury. Woodbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest of the French Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the French Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Big Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Trousdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trousdale Cemetery
    • The Trousdale Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • The Trousdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jacksboro Cemetery
  • Rains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Caney Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Branch Cemetery
    • The Caney Branch Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Fuston / McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuston / McGee Cemetery
    • The Fuston / McGee Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Centertown.
  • Fountain Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hulett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulett Cemetery
    • The Hulett Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Grange Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hall Cemetery
    • The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Brown Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Chapel Cemetery
    • The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cummings Chapel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitlock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitlock Cemetery
    • The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Old Fellowship Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fellowship Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Fellowship Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old Fellowship Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Centertown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centertown Cemetery
      • The Centertown Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Talbert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbert Cemetery
      • The Talbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Talbert Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Centertown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19422 <1>
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Coffee County
    • Finger Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finger Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Finger Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Finger Chapel Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Younghood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younghood Cemetery
      • The Younghood Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Stroud Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
      • The Stroud Cemetery is located in Warren County
    • Gardens of Memory Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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]<4> of the French Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Trousdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trousdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
    • Trousdale is located in Warren County
  • Centertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Centertown is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Morrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Naola ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
    • Naola is located in Coffee County
  • Daylight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daylight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
    • Daylight is located in Warren County
  • Bluewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
    • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
  • McMinnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Manus Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
    • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
  • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
  • Viola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <7>
  • Lucky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
    • Lucky is located in Warren County
  • Gath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
    • Gath is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burgen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
    • Forest Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
      • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
    • Shellsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellsford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
      • Shellsford is located in Warren County
    • Dibrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
    • Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cannon County
    • Winton Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
      • Winton Town is located in Coffee County
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Burt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Cannon County
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
      • Rowland Station is located in Warren County
    • Rowland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Bradyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County

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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cannon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 French Cemetery:

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 French Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1284906  (French Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1284906 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Centertown
    • County: Cannon         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #1284906 (French Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #12185

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the French Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6701, Longitude: -85.9269       In this case, the coordinates for the French Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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