A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
35.7156, -84.2344
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Loudon County<2>.
The county seat for Loudon County is located in Loudon. Loudon lies just to the west northwest of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Wyly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyly Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyly Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Wadkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wadkins Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadkins Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Browder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cloyds Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cloyds Creek Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloyds Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Greenback.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10633 <5>
- Unitia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Unitia Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia Cemetery
- Leeper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bussell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13920 <5>
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:
- Centersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Kiser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Morganton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Lenoir City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trigonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Vonore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Binfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Loudon City Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
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 Loudon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farragut
- Lenoir City
- Loudon
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 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 Loudon 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1309572 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1309572 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: Loudon
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meadow
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7156335 Lon: -84.2343613
- 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 Loudon, 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 drawn 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> | 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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