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:
35.8262, -83.3538
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 Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McMahan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Breeden - Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
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- Dockery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Howard View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Howard View Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard View Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
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- Rolen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rolen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Eledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eledge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eledge Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Evans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Chapel Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Henry Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rolen Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolen Cemetery
- Stinnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stinnett Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell - Dixon Cemetery
- The Campbell - Dixon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard - Campbell Cemetery
- Justus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
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 McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pittman Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Cosby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Wilton Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Gatlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pigeon Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Sevierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalet Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Dandridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Jimtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Baneberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waldens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
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 Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Newport
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
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 Sevier 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 #1645441 (McMahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645441 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones Cove
- Location given for McMahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8262053 Lon: -83.3537705
- 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 Sevier, 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 drawn 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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