A visit to the William McDonald 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 William McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William McDonald Cemetery:
36.4867, -85.9653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The William McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the northwest of the William McDonald Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the William McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- William Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elisha Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elisha Cox Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elisha Cox Cemetery
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Long Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Chandler - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Nelson McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnfield - Shrum - Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse Ira West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond - Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lafayette City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain - Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joe Wilson Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith - Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meador - Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lovelady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- East Fork of Goose Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charlie Wilburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- A.W. Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Josephus Cartwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chesley Evetts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley 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 William McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frog Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Mill Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Pleasant Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Difficult
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Jenkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Johntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Hermitage Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Haydenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Clementsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
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 William McDonald 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 William McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 William McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- 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 William McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084567 (William McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084567 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Shade
- Location given for William McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4866667 Lon: -85.9652778
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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 from Point A (ie- William McDonald 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. |