A visit to the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Riggs Crossroads Cemetery (FG ID #17768).
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 Riggs Crossroads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery:
35.7136, -86.6980
The Riggs Crossroads 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 north northwest of the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Riggs Crossroads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riggs Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Eady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Eady Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady Cemetery
- Brittain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marrs Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marrs Hill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Hill Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 Riggs Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riggs Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allisona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harpeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Thompson's Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Leftwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Riggs Crossroads 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 Riggs Crossroads Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #17768
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321997 (Riggs Crossroads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321997 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: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapel Hill
- Location given for Riggs Crossroads Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7131228 Lon: -86.6974971
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riggs Crossroads 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |