A visit to the Rankin 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 Rankin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankin Cemetery:
36.3712, -86.2529
The Rankin Cemetery is located in Trousdale County<1>.
The county seat for Trousdale County is located in Hartsville. Hartsville lies just to the east northeast of the Rankin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Rankin Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Baptist & Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Belates Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belates Cemetery
- Hartsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Bettis - Mosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dies Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stalcup Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Charlton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Charlton Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton 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]<2> of the Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Green Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laguardo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dixon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Beckwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Rankin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trousdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Lebanon
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Trousdale 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298916 (Rankin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298916 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: Trousdale
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hunters Point
- Location given for Rankin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3708817 Lon: -86.2524899
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Trousdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Rankin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lebanon and Hartsville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
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