About McDowell Cemetery
McDowell Cemetery is a cemetery near Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee. It lies about 3.9 mi north of Sewanee. The grounds sit at about 1,841 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1318346. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wise Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cumberland funeral home in Monteagle, about 8.6 mi away. It is one of 267 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 111 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sewanee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.14674, -85.93136
What McDowell Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Wise CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery1.4 mi
- Garner CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery1.9 mi
- Garner CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery2.0 mi
- Marlow Field CemeteryCowan, TNCemetery2.1 mi
- O'Dear CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery2.3 mi
- Gudger CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery2.6 mi
- Miller CemeteryCowan, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Ives CemeterySewanee, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Jackson CemeteryCowan, TNCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near McDowell Cemetery
- Cumberland funeral home8.6 miFuneral home · Monteagle · (931) 924-2381
- Waston North Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Winchester · (931) 967-1633
- Watson Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Winchester · (931) 967-2345
- Moore-Cortner Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Winchester · (931) 967-2222
- Grant Funeral Services13 miFuneral home · Estill Springs · (931) 649-3585
- Foster & Lay Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Tracy City · (931) 592-3691
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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