A visit to the Russell 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 Russell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery:
36.8903, -88.7342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russell Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Russell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Allcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Allcock Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allcock Cemetery
- Lowes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowes Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lowes.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960166 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of West Viola.
- Owens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Chapel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McNeil Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Straub Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Straub Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straub Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purchase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Purchase Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Shelton Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Church Cemetery
- The Shelton Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelton Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tittsworth Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittsworth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Lowes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Melber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- West Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Kirbyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fancy Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Lovelaceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Westplains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Massac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Camelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Krebs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lone Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Milburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Gage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Future City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Symsonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ceredo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Pryorsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- West Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Blandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
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 Russell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502510 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502510 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melber
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8903338 Lon: -88.7342191
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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- Russell 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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