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:
35.5606, -84.1894
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGhee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McGhee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGhee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Toqua Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua Cemetery
- Toqua Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Niles - McGhee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vonore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Vonore Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Little Toqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Toqua Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Toqua Cemetery
- Chota Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Trigonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Vonore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Acorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Ballplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Jena
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Brick Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Madisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Binfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binfield is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binfield
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- 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
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tellico Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Loudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Loudon
- Madisonville
- Tellico Plains
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 professional and volunteer 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 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 #1308392 (McGhee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308392 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: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vonore
- Location given for McGhee Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5606348 Lon: -84.1893584
- 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |