A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Chapel Cemetery:
34.9690, -87.4531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Richardson Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Richardson Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- McDougal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <5>
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- New Ground Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866585 <5>
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Peppertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richardson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arkdell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Belew ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Rascal Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Green Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Killen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Pruitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Wheeler Dam Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Zip City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
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 Richardson Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Richardson Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Richardson Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142164 (Richardson Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142164 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill
- Location given for Richardson Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9689721 Lon: -87.4530781
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardson 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. |
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