A visit to the French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the French Cemetery:
36.2828, -87.7609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The French Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the northeast 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 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beecham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Tennessee Ridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9790 <5>
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Hansel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hansel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansel Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Stockard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Bratschi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennessee Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Cumberland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Throckmorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Indian Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tennessee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Woods Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Legate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Plant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Dunn Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dotsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the French Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Houston 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1284908 (French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1284908 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for French Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2828334 Lon: -87.7608553
- 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 Houston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |