A visit to the Ritter 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 Ritter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ritter Cemetery:
35.8545, -88.2350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ritter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ritter Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ritter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ritter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ritter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Lovell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lovell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Greener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greener Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greener Cemetery
- Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge Cemetery
- Baber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
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- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14664 <5>
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Holladay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Eubank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eubank Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Farmsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmsville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nowell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ritter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ritter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chaseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Parkers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Jeannette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sugar Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Coxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bruceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Wildlife Cove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Huntingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ritter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ritter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Parsons
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 Ritter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Ritter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299481 (Ritter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299481 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holladay
- Location given for Ritter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8545082 Lon: -88.2350422
- 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 Carroll, 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- Ritter 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. |