A visit to the Riley - Harper 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 - Harper Cemetery ...
The Riley - Harper Cemetery is located in Marshall County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9556 <2>
- Butler Cemetery
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Derryberry Cemetery
- The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derryberry Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Jacob Shires Cemetery
- The Jacob Shires Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Shires Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jacob Shires Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- The Jacob Shires Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shires Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18468 <2>
- King Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lumsden Cemetery
- The Lumsden Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumsden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lumsden Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Columbia and Chapel Hill. The cemetery lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14928 <2>
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Spring Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15778 <2>
- Moses Cemetery
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Moses Cemetery
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Spring Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17418 <2>
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ring Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east of Chapel Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17781 <2>
- Rone Cemetery
- The Rone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rone Cemetery
- Shires Cemetery
- The Shires Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shires Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shires Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18467 <2>
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marshall 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Riley - Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allisona
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Anes
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Berlin
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Carters Creek
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Chapel Hill
- College Grove
- Concord
- Duplex
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Eagleville
- Harpeth
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holts Corner
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Leftwich
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Lewisburg
- Longview
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New Town
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Peytonsville
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Scribner
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- South Berlin
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Spring Hill
- Thompson's Station
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <6>
- Unionville
- Verona
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
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 - Harper Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riley - Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 - Harper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 - Harper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299464 (Riley-Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299464 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rally Hill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Riley - Harper Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Columbia and Chapel Hill. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spring Hill and Chapel Hill. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |