A visit to the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
36.2078, -87.6895
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Richardson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Cleghern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cleghern Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghern Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Ridings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ridings Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cumberland Valley Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14395 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Stockard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stockard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockard Cemetery
- Damesworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Damesworth Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damesworth Cemetery
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Curtis Chapel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Chapel Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- The Hooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hooper - Hatcher Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McEwen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tennessee Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKinnon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Faxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Dickson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Indian Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Johnsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Stayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299340 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299340 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woolworth
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2078351 Lon: -87.6894643
- 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 Humphreys, 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- Richardson 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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