A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The McDonald Cemetery (FG ID #15394).
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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
36.4858, -85.5119
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the north of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
Establishment of the McDonald Cemetery ...
The McDonald Cemetery was established in 1800.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boles Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Doc Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Charley Dailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adam C. Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Price Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goolsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McClaine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Brown Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- William J. Cherry Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McColgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langford - Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plumlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk - Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dale Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterman Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Whitleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garretts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Free Communion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hestand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taylors Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #15394
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293256 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293256 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burristown
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4856167 Lon: -85.5119148
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 from Point A (ie- McDonald 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. |