A visit to the Richards 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 Richards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richards Cemetery:
35.5937, -89.2348
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richards Cemetery is located in Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the west of the Richards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Richards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Adas Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Brownsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10467 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cliff Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Scratchunder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scratchunder Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratchunder Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Ko Ko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Owl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Hillville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Eurekaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Bells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nutbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dancyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vildo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Fayette Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Fruitvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Maury City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Durhamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
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 Richards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Richards Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Brownsville
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 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 Richards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 Richards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299329 (Richards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299329 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunnyhill
- Location given for Richards Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5936891 Lon: -89.2347904
- 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 Haywood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richards 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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