A visit to the Perkins 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 Perkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perkins Cemetery:
35.2392, -86.0533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the southwest of the Perkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Perkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Asia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Asia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Braton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Braton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braton Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Duncans Stagecoach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Paynes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hendon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendon Cemetery
- Embry - Decherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Decherd Negro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Decherd Negro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd Negro Cemetery
- Decherd City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Decherd City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd City Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Delzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Delzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delzell Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- McKelvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKelvey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKelvey Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Brakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Featherston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Decherd.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11916 <5>
- Herriford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Herriford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriford Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Featherston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherston Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney 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 Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Sand Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monteagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tullahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Royal Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Lexie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
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 Perkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 professional and volunteer 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1297187 (Perkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297187 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Perkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.239249 Lon: -86.0533167
- 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 Franklin, 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- Perkins 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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