A visit to the Prairie 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
35.2737, -86.0289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prairie Chapel 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Braton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Braton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braton Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Partin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gum Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek Cemetery
- Paynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Paynes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Cemetery
- Duncans Stagecoach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Herriford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prairie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenhaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Decherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stephenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tullahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Homaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Tracy City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
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 Prairie Chapel 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 Prairie Chapel 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 first turn to 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 Prairie Chapel 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 Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298444 (Prairie Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298444 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: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capitol Hill
- Location given for Prairie Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2736927 Lon: -86.0288719
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie 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. |