A visit to the Ritchie 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 Ritchie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritchie Cemetery:
36.4029, -82.1004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritchie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the west southwest of the Ritchie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ritchie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ritchie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritchie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buckles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Buckles Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckles Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Morrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kitzmiller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Marklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marklin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklin Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Van Huss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Huss Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Huss Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Fulkerson & Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deloach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deloach Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloach Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <5>
- Matherly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ritchie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritchie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Fish Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Buladeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Biltmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Watauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Ruthton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Holston Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Piney Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Lella ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Oakland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Carnegie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- South Gate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Pine Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Roan Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whaley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Austin Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
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 Ritchie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritchie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ritchie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Ritchie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1639610 (Ritchie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1639610 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 545 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carter
- Location given for Ritchie Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4028903 Lon: -82.1004043
- 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 Carter, 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- Ritchie 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |