A visit to the Riley 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 Riley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riley Cemetery:
36.5484, -85.1325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County<2>.
The county seat for Pickett County is located in Byrdstown. Byrdstown lies just to the north of the Riley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rich Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Byrdstown.
- The Rich Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scott Rich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17731 <5>
- Scotch - Rich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Amonette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amonette Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Paggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Paggett Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paggett Cemetery
- Amonette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amonette Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Amonette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Amonette Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amonette Cemetery
- Rich's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich's Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rich's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Byrdstown.
- The Rich's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419926 <5>
- Mt. Era Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Flowers - Zachary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Love Lady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Lady Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lady Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Byrdstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Taylors Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Little Crab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Free Communion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Pall Mall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Savage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Garretts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Browns Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
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 Riley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Allardt
- Byrdstown
- Jamestown
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Pickett 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 Riley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299453 (Riley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299453 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: Pickett
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Byrdstown
- Location given for Riley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5483992 Lon: -85.1324547
- 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 Pickett, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riley 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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