A visit to the Rains 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 Rains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rains Cemetery:
36.0470, -85.1919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rains Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Crossville. Crossville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rains Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Custard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Custard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custard Cemetery
- Neverfail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Neverfail Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neverfail Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Neverfail Cemetery with the Rains Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16239 <5>
- Old Neverfail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Neverfail Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neverfail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Neverfail Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Be careful, some people have confused the Old Neverfail Cemetery with the Rains Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356284 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Glade Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glade Creek Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant HIll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant HIll Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant HIll Cemetery
- Claysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Claysville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Raines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Raines Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raines Cemetery
- Baisley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baisley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisley Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18722 <5>
- Chastain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chastain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373252 <5>
- Browntown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Browntown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Creston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Creston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery #2 is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery #2
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Braddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry 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 Rains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Ravenscroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Creston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Woody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Howard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Todd Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Erasmus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Greenbriar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lake Tansi Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Beaver Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Cherry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Wilder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Shennon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
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 Rains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rains Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Rains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298847 (Rains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298847 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 597 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Campbell Junction
- Location given for Rains Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0470102 Lon: -85.1919102
- 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 Cumberland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rains 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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