A visit to the McClain 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 McClain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClain Cemetery:
35.1915, -87.4822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClain Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McClain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McClain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Luna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Luna Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Wisdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wisdom Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Kilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn Cemetery
- Rochelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rochelle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Cemetery
- Sims Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Ridge Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Houser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Houser Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
- Pinkney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinkney Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Chinubee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chinubee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinubee Cemetery
- Hensley Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Ridge Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Sam Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sam Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Smith Cemetery
- Ander Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ander Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander Smith Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Rascal Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Ethridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Henryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Collinwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Fall River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Webber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Pruitton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Arkdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Comer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bodenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
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 McClain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinwood
- Lawrenceburg
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McClain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 McClain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293139 (McClain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293139 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Long Branch
- Location given for McClain Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1914692 Lon: -87.482242
- 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 Lawrence, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McClain 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. |
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