A visit to the McKinney 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 McKinney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKinney Cemetery:
36.2940, -83.6802
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the McKinney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the McKinney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pennington Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boruff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Boruff Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Beeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Zachary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Hammock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Cabbage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cabbage Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Cemetery
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- Yadon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Yadon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadon Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Warter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Warter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
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- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
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- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
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- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Big Barren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Sandlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Maynardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Maples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Goin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Zacharytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Corryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Wa-Ni Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Raven Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
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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 McKinney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1293375 (McKinney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1293375 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powder Springs
- Location given for McKinney Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2939716 Lon: -83.6801852
- 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 Grainger, 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 from Point A (ie- McKinney 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. |