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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMahan Cemetery

Lat:   35.5853°   (35° 35' 7")

Lon:   -86.2980°   (-86° 17' 52")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates - Finch - Muse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates - Finch - Muse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bates - Finch - Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Norvell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norvell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norvell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norvell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Muse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Muse Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Waite - Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waite - Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waite - Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waite - Friendship Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Keller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keller Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Bouton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bouton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Stephenson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Peacock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peacock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peacock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peacock Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Hazel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Cortner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cortner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Henry - Jarman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry - Jarman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry - Jarman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry - Jarman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18394 <5>
    • McMichael Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMichael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMichael Cemetery is located in Coffee County
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Coffee County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Bivens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bivens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bivens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bivens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Frizzell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frizzell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frizzell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frizzell Cemetery is located in Bedford County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
    • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
    • Haley is located in Bedford County
  • Gossburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
    • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
  • Cortner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cortner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
  • Busy Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
    • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
  • Normandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <6>
  • Willow Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Cascade Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
    • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Vannatta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vannatta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
    • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
    • Midland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
    • Burns Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
    • Rucker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
    • Bradyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
      • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
    • Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
      • Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Raus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
      • Raus is located in Bedford County
    • Burgen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
      • Burgen is located in Cannon County
    • Longview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Bedford County
    • Homaway Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homaway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
      • Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
    • Royal Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
      • Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County

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.

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 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 McMahan Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1319409 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wartrace
    • County: Bedford         Elev: 276
    • Location given for GNIS #1319409 (McMahan Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McMahan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5853, Longitude: -86.2980       In this case, the coordinates for the McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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