A visit to the McKelvey 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 McKelvey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKelvey Cemetery:
35.2240, -86.0175
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKelvey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKelvey Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the west southwest of the McKelvey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKelvey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the McKelvey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKelvey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Braton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braton Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Brakefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Austell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Austell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Featherston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Decherd.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11916 <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] of the McKelvey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKelvey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenhaw
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Decherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sewanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Estill Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Monteagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Sal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tullahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Royal Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Beans Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
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 McKelvey 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 McKelvey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- 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 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 McKelvey 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 McKelvey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318330 (McKelvey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318330 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: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for McKelvey Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2239713 Lon: -86.0174823
- 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- McKelvey 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. |