A visit to the McGhee 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 McGhee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGhee Cemetery:
35.5829, -84.1921
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGhee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McGhee Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the McGhee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGhee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niles - McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Wear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wear Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Cemetery
- Vonore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore Cemetery
- Vonore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
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- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Chota Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chota Memorial is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chota Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chota Memorial is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Toqua.
- The Chota Memorial has also been known as:
- Chota Cherokee Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1410522 <5>
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19619 <5>
- Morganton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morganton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
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 McGhee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGhee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Trigonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Vonore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Brick Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Acorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Madisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Binfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Belltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Kiser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Sixmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Loudon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
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 McGhee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGhee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 McGhee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 McGhee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308320 (McGhee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308320 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vonore
- Location given for McGhee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5828568 Lon: -84.1921364
- 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 Monroe, 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- McGhee 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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