A visit to the Garner 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 Garner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garner Cemetery:
35.2642, -85.9947
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the southwest of the Garner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Garner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Featherston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Decherd.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11916 <5>
- Brakefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- B.F. Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The B.F. Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B.F. Morris Cemetery
- The B.F. Morris Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjamin Franklin Morris Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Braton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Braton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braton Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Simp West Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Alto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Alto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenhaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sewanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stephenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tracy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tullahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Lankford Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Homaway Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
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 Garner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 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 Garner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Garner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1285176 (Garner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285176 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alto
- Location given for Garner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2642485 Lon: -85.994704
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Garner 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. |