A visit to the Rector 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 Rector Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rector Cemetery:
36.6226, -85.1030
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rector Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rector Cemetery is located in Pickett County<2>.
The county seat for Pickett County is located in Byrdstown. Byrdstown lies just to the south southwest of the Rector Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rector Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Rector Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rector Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Maupin Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Maupin Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Church Cemetery
- Clinton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clinton Chapel Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Chapel Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Flowers - Zachary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Static.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2373600 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Clear Fork Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Love Lady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Lady Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lady Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Smith - Koger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Looper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Looper Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Cemetery
- Irvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Irvin Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvin Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Savage Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rector Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rector Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Static
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Pall Mall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Taylors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Little Crab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Slickford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Shearer Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Murl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
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 Rector Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rector Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
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 Rector Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Pickett 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 Rector Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299033 (Rector Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299033 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: Pickett
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moodyville
- Location given for Rector Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6225664 Lon: -85.1030093
- 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 Pickett, 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 from Point A (ie- Rector 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |