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:
35.3820, -87.7703
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the south southeast 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 28 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.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Merideth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Merideth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merideth Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Throgmorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Throgmorton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgmorton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greeson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Barnes Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Graves is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Graves
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- William Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Wayne County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Hollabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hollabaugh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollabaugh Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Voorhies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collinwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hohenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Westpoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Henryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Kimmins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Park Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Beardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Flatwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Cypress Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lowryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Lobelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lawrenceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ethridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Decaturville
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Linden
- 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 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 Wayne 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 #1641849 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641849 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leatherwood
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3820201 Lon: -87.7703025
- 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 Wayne, 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' (or 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- 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. |