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:
34.9912, -85.7364
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the northeast 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Richards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wynne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wynne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Beene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beene Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Abbott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Orme Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Orme Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme Mtn. Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walker Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Family Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raulston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Raulston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raulston Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- McDaniel - Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- South Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Cole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
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 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 Marion 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 #1299328 (Richards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299328 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Richards Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9911921 Lon: -85.7363607
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |