A visit to the Risner 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 Risner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Risner Cemetery:
35.2481, -87.7209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Risner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Risner Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the north northwest of the Risner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Risner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Risner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Risner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bedford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Kea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kea Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kea Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Griggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- Hog Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Downing - Byler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Collinwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14329 <5>
- Collinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Collinwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood Cemetery
- Shawnette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawnette Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnette Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long 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 Risner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Risner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Voorhies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Cypress Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Zip City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Busby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Park Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Threet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Leoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Green Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Rascal Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Lawrenceburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hohenwald
(22 miles [35.4 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 Risner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Risner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Collinwood
- Hohenwald
- Lawrenceburg
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
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 Risner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Risner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1269897 (Risner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269897 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinwood
- Location given for Risner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.248135 Lon: -87.7208571
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Risner 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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