A visit to the McMahan 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 McMahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMahan Cemetery:
35.5853, -86.2980
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMahan Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the McMahan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the McMahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bates - Finch - Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Norvell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Norvell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Waite - Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Bouton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bouton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Peacock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- Hazel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Cortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cortner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Henry - Jarman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Kendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendall Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Bivens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bivens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Frizzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frizzell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Buckle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Gossburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Cortner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Busy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Vannatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Bradyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Burgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
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 McMahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 McMahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319409 (McMahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319409 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wartrace
- Location given for McMahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5853501 Lon: -86.2980486
- 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 Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McMahan 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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