A visit to the Meador - Ferguson 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 Meador - Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meador - Ferguson Cemetery:
36.5039, -86.0267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meador - Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meador - Ferguson Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the north of the Meador - Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Meador - Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meador - Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Holland - Cothron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Nelson McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chandler - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- William Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Lafayette City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Chamberlain - Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jesse West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jesse West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse West Cemetery
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- Marshall - Selley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Vester Crowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- J M Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The J M Marshall Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J M Marshall Cemetery
- Drurys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Drurys Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drurys Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Meadorville Graveyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jim Meador Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Meador Cemetery
- Meador Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Fork of Goose Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charlie Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elisha Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elisha Cox Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elisha Cox Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meador - Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meador - Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Frog Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Gibbs Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Pleasant Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Walnut Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Jenkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Westmoreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Defeated
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Chipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Monoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Hermitage Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Oak Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- North Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Fountain Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bethpage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Meador - Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meador - Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Westmoreland
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 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 Meador - Ferguson Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Macon 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 Meador - Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084572 (Meador - Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084572 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Meador - Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5038889 Lon: -86.0266667
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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 Macon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meador - Ferguson 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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