A visit to the Old 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 Old McMahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old McMahan Cemetery:
35.9573, -83.5129
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old McMahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old McMahan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Dandridge. Dandridge lies just to the northeast of the Old McMahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old McMahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Old McMahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Esslinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Esslinger Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esslinger Cemetery
- Alder Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alder Branch Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grahl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahl Cemetery
- Dumplin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dumplin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Saffell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saffell Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell Cemetery
- Atchley Isaac Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Alder Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alder Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8533 <5>
- Millican Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Finchum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Finchum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchum Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The French Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French 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 Old McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old McMahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millican Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Dumplin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Henry Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Alena ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Thorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Peters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Pigeon Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Edna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Strawberry Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Old McMahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old McMahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dandridge
- Jefferson City
- New Market
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old McMahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Old McMahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318708 (Old McMahan Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318708 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas Dam
- Location given for Old McMahan Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 35.9573121 Lon: -83.5129467
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Old 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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