A visit to the McCanless 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 McCanless Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCanless Cemetery:
35.8881, -86.6408
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCanless Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCanless Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McCanless Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCanless Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McCanless Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCanless Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Page Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Triune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Triune Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune Cemetery
- Palmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Palmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmore Cemetery
- Summer Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Summer Knob Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Knob Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- McCanless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCanless Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanless Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ozburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ozburn Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozburn Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Spann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spann Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Christopher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
- Glymp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Glymp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymp Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of La Vergne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20525 <5>
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCanless Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCanless Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nolensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- College Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Peytonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Allisona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Vergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Whispering Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duplex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Paragon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Nashboro Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Priest Lake Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
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 McCanless Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCanless Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McCanless Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 McCanless Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321974 (McCanless Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321974 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nolensville
- Location given for McCanless Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8881198 Lon: -86.6408293
- 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 Williamson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCanless 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. |