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. 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
35.6701, -85.9269
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Trousdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trousdale Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale Cemetery
- 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)
- The Caney Branch Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch Cemetery
- Fuston / McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove / Barren Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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 southwest of Centertown.
- Fountain Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hulett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hulett Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulett Cemetery
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- 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)
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Centertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Centertown Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Talbert Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Centertown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19422 <1>
- Tolbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Finger Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Younghood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Younghood Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younghood Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- 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)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- 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)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Bluewing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- McMinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Teal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Shellsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Dibrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
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 start with 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cannon 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 French Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #12185
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284906 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284906 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: Cannon
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centertown
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6700718 Lon: -85.9269303
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- French Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |