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:
35.9548, -87.1742
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 Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Rials Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rials Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Craigfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Craigfield Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Overbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Mangrum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Mangrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Fernvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Kingston Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Primm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Leipers Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- White Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Burns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Flys Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Hill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Pegram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Forest Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Littlelot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Theta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Burwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Southall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Dickson
- Fairview
- White Bluff
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 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 #1299335 (Richardson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299335 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craigfield
- Location given for Richardson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9547859 Lon: -87.1741744
- 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 Williamson, 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 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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