A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDowell Cemetery:
35.1467, -85.9314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McDowell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Wise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Marlow Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marlow Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Field Cemetery
- Gudger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gudger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger Cemetery
- O'Dear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The O'Dear Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dear Cemetery
- Ives Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Sewell - Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Gass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gass Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- University Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The University Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Mullikin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mullikin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullikin Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Jumpoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jumpoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Eastern Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sewanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Greenhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Decherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tracy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Estill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Richard City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McDowell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Jasper
- Sewanee
- South Pittsburg
- Tracy City
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 McDowell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 McDowell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318346 (McDowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318346 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 557 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sewanee
- Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1467489 Lon: -85.931368
- 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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDowell 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. |