A visit to the Willard 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 Willard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willard Cemetery:
35.0692, -85.9405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willard Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Willard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Willard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Gass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gass Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hoosier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Marlow Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marlow Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Field Cemetery
- Posey Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Posey Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Field Cemetery
- Posey Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Posey Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Field Cemetery
- Crownover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crownover Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownover Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gonce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Round Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Cove Cemetery
- Gonce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Cowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sewanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Sand Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Monteagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Hytop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Rash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stevenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Willard 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 Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Sewanee
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- 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 websites either 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 Willard 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318404 (Willard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318404 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: 545 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Cove
- Location given for Willard Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0692496 Lon: -85.9405351
- 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 '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- Willard 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |