A visit to the McMahan Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMahan Chapel Cemetery:
35.7831, -83.5174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMahan Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMahan Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the north northwest of the McMahan Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMahan Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McMahan Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMahan Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pigeon Forge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pigeon Forge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Smoky Mountains Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Huskey Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Huskey Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Grove Cemetery
- Big Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Ridge Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hurst Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurst Chapel Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Chapel Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- McCarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cartertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cartertown Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartertown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartertown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Gatlinburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2476531 <5>
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Catons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Flats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Whitted Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitted Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitted Cemetery
- Proffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Red Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Bank Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Cemetery
- Murphy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McMahan Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMahan Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pigeon Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Gatlinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chalet Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Sevierville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Pittman Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- East Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Wear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Millican Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Elkmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Catlettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Henry Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Boyds Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
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 Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Gatlinburg
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645444 (McMahan Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645444 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: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pigeon Forge
- Location given for McMahan Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7831471 Lon: -83.5173871
- 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 Chapel 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. |