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 #2554645).
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:
36.5847, -85.2996
The French Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chowning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Canners Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canners Cemetery
- Government Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Government Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Cemetery
- Amonette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amonette Cemetery
- Rayburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Cross - Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson - Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Hatcher Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatcher Hall Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Hall Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Anderson - Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylors Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Byrdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Static
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chanute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dougan Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloyds Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Little Crab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
- Celina
- Livingston
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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: #2554645
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |