A visit to the Fall River 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 Fall River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fall River Cemetery:
35.1301, -87.2197
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fall River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fall River Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fall River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fall River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fall River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fall River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Lindsey Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lindsey Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Grove Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
- Shores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
- Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Anthony Hill.
- The Shores Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shores Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18481 <5>
- Scotts Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scotts Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Gibbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbins Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ferrel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ferrel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fall River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fall River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fall River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Minor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Anthony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bodenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Leoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Weakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Busby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Ethridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Belew ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Webber City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Aymett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Campbellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Park Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
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 Fall River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fall River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Loretto
- Pulaski
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fall River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Fall River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641984 (Fall River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641984 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bodenham
- Location given for Fall River Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1300815 Lon: -87.2197374
- 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 Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fall River 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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